■ noun
1》 a piece of paper or card giving the holder a right to admission to a place or event or to travel on public transport.
2》 a certificate or warrant, especially an official notice of a traffic offence.
3》 a label attached to a retail product, giving its price, size, etc.
4》 chiefly N. Amer. a list of candidates put forward by a party in an election.
↘a set of principles or policies supported by a party in an election.
5》 ( the ~ ) informal the desirable thing: a holiday would be just the ~.
6》 Scottish & US informal a person of a specified kind.
■ verb ( ~s , ~ing , ~ed )
1》 issue or mark with a ~.
2》 ( be ~ed ) N. Amer. be destined or heading for a specified state or position.
Derivatives
~ed adjective
~less adjective
Origin
C16: shortening of obs. Fr. étiquet , from OFr. estiquet(te ), from estiquier 'to fix'; cf. etiquette .