ticket

English

/ˈtɪkɪt/

noun
Definitions
  • A pass entitling the holder to admission to a show, concert, etc.
  • A pass entitling the holder to board a train, a bus, a plane, or other means of transportation
  • A citation for a traffic violation.
  • A permit to operate a machine on a construction site.
  • A service request, used to track complaints or requests that an issue be handled. (Generally technical support related).
  • (informal) A list of candidates for an election, or a particular theme to a candidate's manifesto.
  • A solution to a problem; something that is needed.
  • (dated) A little note or notice.
  • (dated) A tradesman's bill or account (hence the phrase on ticket and eventually on tick).
  • A label affixed to goods to show their price or description.
  • A certificate or token of a share in a lottery or other scheme for distributing money, goods, etc.
  • (dated) A visiting card.

Etymology

Derived from Middle English ticket derived from Old French etiquet, estequier, estichier, estechier (stick, attach) derived from Frankish *stikkan derived from Proto-Germanic *stikaną (stick, stab, be sharp) derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- (be sharp, pierce, prick, stab, stick, poke, peak, pointy, punctureVerb, goad, stabVerb, pointed).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*(s)teyg-

Gloss

be sharp, pierce, prick, stab, stick, poke, peak, pointy, punctureVerb, goad, stabVerb, pointed

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

岳, 峰

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