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parking ticket

British  

noun

  1. a summons served for a parking offence

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Wood did note that the car had a $75 parking ticket.

From Barron's Jun. 9, 2026

Never mind that the issue at the center of the David-versus-Goliath fight was a parking ticket that he could afford to pay.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 13, 2026

What they likely didn’t count on: getting a parking ticket from their employer because their car wasn’t made by Stellantis.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 25, 2026

"When we got back we were met with a nice yellow parking ticket on the front of our vehicle," he said.

From BBC Feb. 7, 2026

Then he finds a parking ticket in your coat, proving you spent two hours in the middle of the day parked somewhere in the center of town.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith

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