noun · neutral
ticket
UK/ˈtɪkɪt/US/ˈtɪkət/TICK·et
Band 4-5speaking
a piece of paper or electronic document that allows someone to travel or enter an event
Examples
“I bought a ticket for the 10 a.m. train.”
“She lost her concert ticket and couldn't enter.”
“You should keep your ticket until you leave the airport.”
Band 8 sentence
“I couldn't board because I misplaced my e-ticket and the airline required ID verification.”
Collocations
- buy a ticket
- return ticket
- ticket office
Word family
ticket nounticketed adj
Common mistakes
I took a ticket to London.→I took a flight to London.
I bought tickets two weeks ago, but I don't have the ticket number.→I bought the tickets two weeks ago, but I don't have the ticket number.
Say it for a higher band
5voucher→6pass→7+ticket
Synonyms
pass
Easily confused
pass
“He bought a season pass instead of a single event ticket.”
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