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ticket
[ tik-it ]
/ ˈtɪk ɪt /
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noun
verb (used with object)
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Idioms about ticket
have tickets on oneself, Australian Slang. to be conceited.
Origin of ticket
OTHER WORDS FROM ticket
tick·et·less, adjectivere·tick·et, verb (used with object)un·tick·et·ed, adjectiveWords nearby ticket
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How to use ticket in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for ticket
ticket
/ (ˈtɪkɪt) /
noun
verb -ets, -eting or -eted (tr)
to issue or attach a ticket or tickets to
informal to earmark for a particular purpose
See also tickets
Derived forms of ticket
ticketing, nounWord Origin for ticket
C17: from Old French etiquet, from estiquier to stick on, from Middle Dutch steken to stick ²
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Other Idioms and Phrases with ticket
ticket
see just the ticket; meal ticket; split ticket; straight ticket; write one's own ticket.
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