ticket
noun
a slip, usually of paper or cardboard, serving as evidence that the holder has paid a fare or admission or is entitled to some service, right, or the like.
ticketing
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present participleof ticket.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
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a word derived from
ticket.
ticketnouna slip, usually of paper or cardboard, serving as evidence that the holder has paid a fare or admission or is entitled to some service, right, or the like.
Example Sentences
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Supporters regularly have to queue for hours to purchase match tickets at the stadium's small box office as Rayo is the only top-flight Spanish club without a ticketing website.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
"Sometimes stadiums need updating and the revenue from premium ticketing can help fund a new stadium or new stand, so there are benefits to the everyday fan."
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
The Menlo Park-based firm’s six-person investment and research team comes from strategic finance backgrounds and includes alumni from Palantir, restaurant-management software provider Toast and online ticketing platform StubHub, Fogelsong said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
“Allowing the outside organizer to retain control over ticketing limited UVU’s ability to obtain reliable attendance projections, monitor crowd-growth expectations and align staffing and security resources with anticipated attendance,” the report said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
He would take my place packing, I was told, and would learn the ticketing machine.
From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers
