noun

1. Obsolete any note, memorandum, voucher, etc.
2. a printed card or piece of paper that gives a person a specified right, as to attend a theater, ride on a train, claim a purchase, etc.
3. a license or certificate, as of a ship's captain or an airplane pilot
4. a label or tag, as on a piece of merchandise, giving the size, color, price, quantity, etc.
5. ☆ the list of candidates nominated by a political party in an election; slate
6. ☆ Informal a summons to court for a traffic violation

Etymology: aphetic < obs. Fr etiquet (now étiquette)

transitive verb

1. to label or tag with a ticket
2. to provide a ticket or tickets for
3. ☆ Informal to issue or attach a ticket () to