Talk:ticket

Ticket as citation is certainly current in the US. I can't speak for outside the US. -dmh 04:06, 16 Mar 2004 (UTC)

"dream ticket"

{UK, Ireland) (Informal) a list of candidates for an election. It seems to me this is often used in the expression, a "dream ticket", which often appears in brackets.zigzig20s 19:01, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

No idea what you mean by dream ticket, and have never heard the term. Not what I had in mind here. Reverted until we find out more. Actually I though of another, again not sure how widespread it is, that of ticket to mean a particular theme to a canditate's election manifesto, ie, - Mr Bloggs is running on an anti-corruption ticket. --Dmol 19:45, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

For instance "dream ticket" was used in The Guardian today : "If the veteran Islington MP stands, it would raise the intriguing prospect of a leftwing "dream ticket" of Mr Corbyn and John McDonnell, who is standing for the leadership." (http://politics.guardian.co.uk/deputyleader/story/0,,1975968,00.html if u really need substantial proof)zigzig20s 21:44, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

Ticket is also used in the IT industry meaning a task assigned to an individual. This may be an entry in a defect or job tracking system.

German

I added a German translation Billett which my Swiss acquaintances use all the time, but unfortunately don't know its gender, and couldn't find it anywhere. Somebody, maybe? Ferike333 08:51, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

Das Billett (pronounced Biljet). —Stephen 09:12, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

Danke schön. Ferike333 21:42, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

plural

I added tix as an alternative plural but I dunno how to tag it as informal... ---> Tooironic 05:28, 24 April 2010 (UTC)

TO DO: We also need to indicate that it's only the plural for some senses (e.g. concert tickets) and not others. Equinox ◑ 05:31, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

In fact, @Tooironic: I've removed it from here. Tix means "tickets" but I don't believe it's a true plural of the singular "ticket". Equinox ◑ 05:32, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

Why not? Did you check on Google Books? "the folks on the block would have swapped two tix to Redding at the Apollo for one of James." — "Can you reserve two tix for Henri and me for Saturday's show?" — "I purchased three tix on Air France." — "Boy he sent us four tix!!" ---> Tooironic (talk) 06:30, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

@Tooironic: It exists but I don't believe it's the plural of "ticket". It's a separate word of its own, plural only, that means "tickets". It is an abbreviation of the plural, not a word directly constructed from the singular. You disagree? Equinox ◑ 16:30, 12 May 2021 (UTC)