ticket

ticket
noun
1 for travel, an event, etc.
ADJECTIVE
one-way (esp. AmE), single (BrE)
return (BrE), round-trip (AmE)
day, season, weekly (BrE)

an annual season ticket

business-class, coach-class (AmE), economy-class, first-class, second-class (esp. BrE), etc.

a first-class rail ticket

valid
complimentary, free

I had complimentary tickets for the show.

adult, family (both esp. BrE)

A family ticket for two adults and two children costs £27.

advance

Use the coupon below to reserve advance tickets for the exhibition.

admission, entrance, entry
air, airline, bus, plane, rail (BrE), train, etc.
cinema (BrE), movie (AmE)
concert
VERB + TICKET
buy, get, obtain, purchase
sell
have, hold

You must hold a valid ticket before boarding the train.

book, reserve
collect
hand (sb), show (sb)

He showed the guard his ticket.

punch, take
TICKET + VERB
be priced, cost
go on sale
TICKET + NOUN
agency, agent, booth, counter, machine, office, window
line

Phone the ticket line on this number.

price
sales
holder
collector, inspector (both BrE)
scalper (AmE), tout (BrE)
barrier (BrE)
stub
PREPOSITION
by ticket

admission by ticket only

ticket for

I bought a ticket for the concert.

a ticket for Saturday

ticket to

I have a free ticket to the game.

a plane ticket to New York

2 for a lottery, etc.
ADJECTIVE
winning
lottery, raffle
… OF TICKETS
book (esp. BrE)

I bought a whole book of raffle tickets and I still didn't win anything.

3 giving a penalty
ADJECTIVE
parking, speeding, traffic (AmE)
fixed-penalty (BrE)
VERB + TICKET
give sb, issue
get, receive
PREPOSITION
ticket for

The police officer gave us a ticket for going through a red light.

4 (esp. AmE) list of candidates in an election
ADJECTIVE
national, party, presidential
Democratic, Republican
split, straight

I generally vote a split ticket.

VERB + TICKET
run on

He ran on the Republican ticket.

join, support
drop sb from, put sb on

There had been talk of Kennedy dropping LBJ from the ticket in '64.

vote, vote for

I'm voting the straight Democratic ticket.

PREPOSITION
on ticket

There are three candidates on the national ticket.


Collocations dictionary. 2013.

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