single ticket

American

noun

British.

a one-way ticket.

single ticket British

noun

US and Canadian equivalent: one-way ticket. a ticket entitling a passenger to travel only to his destination, without returning Compare return ticket

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The European Commission is seeking to change with new rules aimed at ensuring that travellers can buy a single ticket on a single platform for such trips.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

“And so our audiences came back pretty much as soon as they could come back. As a matter of fact, our subscription and single ticket numbers have grown.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2025

The current process of electing the president and vice president on a single ticket but with separate electoral votes was adopted in 1804 with the passage of the 12th Amendment.

From Salon • Oct. 15, 2024

Mr Williamson bought the cheapest anytime single ticket he could find using his 16-25 railcard for 10:29 BST on Thursday.

From BBC • Oct. 9, 2024

The machine had just spit out a single ticket.

From "Trouble at the Arcade (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #1)" by Franklin W. Dixon

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