ticket
ticket
UK[ˈtɪkɪt]US[ˈtɪkɪt]
n
a piece of paper or card that gives the holder a right to a service, such as admission to a place or travel on public transport.
n
a label attached to an item in a shop, giving its price, size, or other details.
n
an official notice of a traffic violation or other legal offense.
n
a list of candidates nominated by a political party in an election.
v
to issue a ticket to someone.
Etymology
the word 'ticket' entered english in the early 16th century from the middle french 'etiquet', meaning a note or label. the french term likely derived from the old french 'estiquet', itself from 'estiquer', meaning 'to stick' or 'to attach', which is of germanic origin, related to the old english 'stician' (to pierce, stab). the core idea of a small, attached note or label evolved to encompass the modern meanings of a pass, a label, or a legal summons. the semantic journey reflects a shift from a physical object (a note stuck to something) to an abstract token of entitlement or notification.
Analysis
the word 'ticket' is a simplex loanword. it does not contain separable morphemes in modern english that are direct substrings of the spelling with distinct, analyzable senses.
Examples
she bought a ticket for the evening performance.
the price tag fell off, so i checked the ticket on the shirt.
he got a speeding ticket on his way to work.