3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Ticket  \Tick"et\,  n.  [F.  ['e]tiquette  a  label,  ticket,  fr  OF 
  estiquette,  or  OF  etiquet  estiquet  both  of  Teutonic 
  origin,  and  akin  to  E.  stick.  See  {Stick},  n.  &  v.,  and  cf 
  {Etiquette},  {Tick}  credit.] 
  A  small  piece  of  paper,  cardboard,  or  the  like  serving  as  a 
  notice,  certificate,  or  distinguishing  token  of  something 
  Specifically: 
  a  A  little  note  or  notice.  [Obs.  or  Local] 
 
  He  constantly  read  his  lectures  twice  a  week  for 
  above  forty  years,  giving  notice  of  the  time  to  his 
  auditors  in  a  ticket  on  the  school  doors.  --Fuller. 
  b  A  tradesman's  bill  or  account.  [Obs.] 
 
  Note:  Hence  the  phrase  on  ticket,  on  account;  whence,  by 
  abbreviation,  came  the  phrase  on  tick.  See  1st  {Tick}. 
 
  Your  courtier  is  mad  to  take  up  silks  and  velvets 
  On  ticket  for  his  mistress.  --J.  Cotgrave 
  c  A  certificate  or  token  of  right  of  admission  to  a  place 
  of  assembly,  or  of  passage  in  a  public  conveyance;  as  a 
  theater  ticket;  a  railroad  or  steamboat  ticket. 
  d  A  label  to  show  the  character  or  price  of  goods. 
  e  A  certificate  or  token  of  a  share  in  a  lottery  or  other 
  scheme  for  distributing  money,  goods,  or  the  like 
  f  (Politics)  A  printed  list  of  candidates  to  be  voted  for 
  at  an  election;  a  set  of  nominations  by  one  party  for 
  election;  a  ballot.  [U.  S.] 
 
  The  old  ticket  forever!  We  have  it  by  thirty-four 
  votes.  --Sarah 
  Franklin 
  (1766). 
 
  {Scratched  ticket},  a  ticket  from  which  the  names  of  one  or 
  more  of  the  candidates  are  scratched  out 
 
  {Split  ticket},  a  ticket  representing  different  divisions  of 
  a  party,  or  containing  candidates  selected  from  two  or 
  more  parties. 
 
  {Straight  ticket},  a  ticket  containing  the  regular 
  nominations  of  a  party,  without  change. 
 
  {Ticket  day}  (Com.),  the  day  before  the  settling  or  pay  day 
  on  the  stock  exchange,  when  the  names  of  the  actual 
  purchasers  are  rendered  in  by  one  stockbroker  to  another. 
  [Eng.]  --Simmonds. 
 
  {Ticket  of  leave},  a  license  or  permit  given  to  a  convict,  or 
  prisoner  of  the  crown,  to  go  at  large  and  to  labor  for 
  himself  before  the  expiration  of  his  sentence,  subject  to 
  certain  specific  conditions.  [Eng.]  --Simmonds. 
 
  {Ticket  porter},  a  licensed  porter  wearing  a  badge  by  which 
  he  may  be  identified.  [Eng.] 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Ticket  \Tick"et\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Ticketed};  p.  pr  &  vb 
  n.  {Ticketing}.] 
  1.  To  distinguish  by  a  ticket;  to  put  a  ticket  on  as  to 
  ticket  goods. 
 
  2.  To  furnish  with  a  tickets;  to  book;  as  to  ticket 
  passengers  to  California.  [U.  S.] 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  ticket 
  n  1:  a  commercial  document  showing  that  the  holder  is  entitled  to 
  ride  on  public  transportation  or  enter  a  public 
  entertainment 
  2:  a  summons  issued  to  an  offender  (especially  to  someone  who 
  violates  a  traffic  regulation) 
  v  :  issue  a  ticket  or  a  fine  to  "I  was  fined  for  parking  on  the 
  wrong  side  of  the  street";  "Move  your  car  or  else  you 
  will  be  ticketed!"  [syn:  {fine}] 

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