I. ˈti-kət noun
Etymology: Middle French etiquet, estiquette note attached to something indicating its contents, from Middle French dialect (Picard) estiquier to attach, from Middle Dutch steken to stick; akin to Old High German sticken to prick — more at stick
Date: 1529
1.
a. : a document that serves as a certificate, license, or permit ; especially : a mariner's or airman's certificate
b. : tag , label
2.
a. : a certificate or token showing that a fare or admission fee has been paid
b. : a means of access or passage
education is the ticket to a good job
3. : a list of candidates for nomination or election : slate
4. : the correct or desirable thing
cooperation, that's the ticket — K. E. Trombley
5. : a slip or card recording a transaction or undertaking or giving instructions
a savings deposit ticket
6. : a summons or warning issued to a traffic-law violator
• tick·et·less -ləs adjective
II. transitive verb
Date: 1611
1. : to attach a ticket to : label ; also : designate
2. : to furnish or serve with a ticket
ticket ed for illegal parking