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Collocations for ticket - noun

1. for travel, an event, etc.

ADJECTIVE

one-way (esp. AmE), single (BrE)
return (BrE), round-trip (AmE)
day, season, weekly (BrE)
an annual season ticket
business-class, coach-class (AmE), economy-class, first-class, second-class (esp. BrE), etc.
a first-class rail ticket
valid
complimentary, free
I had complimentary tickets for the show.
adult, family (both esp. BrE)
A family ticket for two adults and two children costs £27.
advance
Use the coupon below to reserve advance tickets for the exhibition.
admission, entrance, entry
air, airline, bus, plane, rail (BrE), train, etc.
cinema (BrE), movie (AmE)
concert

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VERB + ticket

buy, get, obtain, purchase
sell
have, hold
You must hold a valid ticket before boarding the train.
book, reserve
collect
hand (sb), show (sb)
He showed the guard his ticket.
punch, take

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ticket + VERB

be priced, cost
go on sale

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ticket + NOUN

agency, agent, booth, counter, machine, office, window
line
Phone the ticket line on this number.
price
sales
holder
collector, inspector (both BrE)
scalper (AmE), tout (BrE)
barrier (BrE)
stub

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PREPOSITION

by ticket
admission by ticket only
ticket for
I bought a ticket for the concert.
a ticket for Saturday
ticket to
I have a free ticket to the game.
a plane ticket to New York

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2. for a lottery, etc.

ADJECTIVE

winning
lottery, raffle

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… OF TICKETS

book (esp. BrE)
I bought a whole book of raffle tickets and I still didn't win anything.

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3. giving a penalty

ADJECTIVE

parking, speeding, traffic (AmE)
fixed-penalty (BrE)

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VERB + ticket

give sb, issue
get, receive

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PREPOSITION

ticket for
The police officer gave us a ticket for going through a red light.

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4. (esp. AmE) list of candidates in an election

ADJECTIVE

national, party, presidential
Democratic, Republican
split, straight
I generally vote a split ticket.

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VERB + ticket

run on
He ran on the Republican ticket.
join, support
drop sb from, put sb on
There had been talk of Kennedy dropping LBJ from the ticket in '64.
vote, vote for
I'm voting the straight Democratic ticket.

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PREPOSITION

on ticket
There are three candidates on the national ticket.

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