{
    "term": "ticket",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "image": "data/images/la/label_tag_ticket.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a printed piece of paper, or a message or image received on your phone or computer, that gives you the right to travel on a particular bus, train, etc. or to go into a theatre, etc.",
            "sensetop": "ticket for/to somethingby ticket",
            "labels": "(figurative)",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a **plane/bus/train ticket**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "an **airline ticket**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a theatre/concert ticket"
                },
                {
                    "text": "free tickets to the show",
                    "contextForm": "ticket for/to something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I **bought a ticket** for the concert."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I **booked a** one-way **ticket** to Montreal."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Tickets are available from the Arts Centre at £5.00."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a one-way/return ticket"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **ticket office**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **ticket holder** *(= a person who has a ticket)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a ticket machine/collector/inspector"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They raised over £40,000 in ticket sales alone."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Ticket prices range from $9 for adults to $4.75 for children."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Tickets can also be purchased by phone."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She hoped that getting this job would finally be her **ticket to success**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Admission is by ticket only.",
                    "contextForm": "by ticket"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Concessionary tickets are available at half the standard price."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He showed the guard his ticket."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I've got complimentary tickets for the theatre."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Phone the ticket line on this number."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Use the coupon below to reserve advance tickets for the exhibition."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You must hold a valid ticket before boarding the train."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a first-class rail ticket"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a ticket for Saturday"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Transport by bus and train", "Transport by air"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["one-way", "single", "return"],
                "verb + ticket": ["buy", "get", "obtain"],
                "ticket + verb": ["be priced", "cost", "go on sale"],
                "ticket + noun": ["agency", "agent", "booth"],
                "preposition": ["by ticket", "ticket for", "ticket to"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a printed piece of paper with a number or numbers on it, that you buy in order to have the chance of winning a prize if the number or numbers are later chosen",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a **lottery/raffle ticket**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "There are three **winning tickets**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I own a little store that **sells** lottery **tickets**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Raffle **tickets cost** just $10."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["winning", "lottery", "raffle"],
                "… of tickets": ["book"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a label that is attached to something in a shop giving details of its price, size, etc.",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "an official notice that orders you to pay a fine because you have done something illegal while driving or parking your car",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a **speeding ticket**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The police officer gave us a ticket for going through a red light."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "fine",
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["parking", "speeding", "traffic"],
                "verb + ticket": ["give somebody", "issue", "get"],
                "preposition": ["ticket for"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "a list of candidates that are supported by a particular political party in an election",
            "labels": "(especially North American English)",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She ran for office on the Democratic ticket."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I generally vote a split ticket."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'm voting the straight Republican ticket."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There are three candidates on the national ticket."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There had been talk of Kennedy dropping LBJ from the ticket in '64."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Politics"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["national", "party", "presidential"],
                "verb + ticket": ["run on", "join", "support"],
                "preposition": ["on ticket"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "a request for a problem to be fixed that is entered into a system that manages such requests",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "**Open a ticket** with the Help Desk."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "be the end",
            "labels": "(South African English, informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "It's tickets for the team that loses."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "exactly what is needed in a particular situation",
            "labels": "(informal, approving)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "That cup of tea was just the ticket."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to vote for candidates from more than one party",
            "labels": "(US English, politics)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to say that something is just what is needed or that everything is just right",
            "labels": "(old-fashioned, informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Are we all packed and ready to go? That’s the ticket."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈtɪkɪt/",
                "audio": "ti/ticket/ticket__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈtɪkɪt/",
                "audio": "ti/ticket/ticket__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "early 16th cent. (in the general senses ‘short written note’ and ‘a licence or permit’): shortening of obsolete French étiquet, from Old French estiquet(te), from estiquier ‘to fix’, from Middle Dutch steken. Compare with etiquette."
}