Ticketed
verb
To receive an official notice for violating a rule, typically a traffic law.
He was ticketed for speeding on his way to work.
Often appears as...
- he was ticketed
- she got ticketed
Usage tips
Colloquial
verb
To sell tickets for an event.
The concert was ticketed and sold out within a day.
Often appears as...
- the event is ticketed
- the concert is ticketed
adjective
Having a ticket or tickets.
All ticketed passengers must show their boarding passes.
Often appears as...
- ticketed passengers
- ticketed audience
verb
To receive an official notice for violating a rule, typically a traffic law.
He was ticketed for speeding on his way to work.
Often appears as...
- he was ticketed
- she got ticketed
Usage tips
Colloquial
verb
To sell tickets for an event.
The concert was ticketed and sold out within a day.
Often appears as...
- the event is ticketed
- the concert is ticketed
adjective
Having a ticket or tickets.
All ticketed passengers must show their boarding passes.
Often appears as...
- ticketed passengers
- ticketed audience
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
When someone is 'ticketed', it usually means they did something wrong, like breaking traffic rules.
My neighbor was ticketed for not stopping at the red light.
Pro Tip 2/3Legal Context
The term is often used in the context of law enforcement or violations.
If you park there, you'll be ticketed by the police.
Pro Tip 3/3Potential Consequences
'Ticketed' implies that there could be a fine or other penalty to pay.
I was ticketed for littering and had to pay a $200 fine.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
When someone is 'ticketed', it usually means they did something wrong, like breaking traffic rules.
My neighbor was ticketed for not stopping at the red light.
Pro Tip 2/3Legal Context
The term is often used in the context of law enforcement or violations.
If you park there, you'll be ticketed by the police.
Pro Tip 3/3Potential Consequences
'Ticketed' implies that there could be a fine or other penalty to pay.
I was ticketed for littering and had to pay a $200 fine.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
When someone is 'ticketed', it usually means they did something wrong, like breaking traffic rules.
My neighbor was ticketed for not stopping at the red light.
Pro Tip 2/3Legal Context
The term is often used in the context of law enforcement or violations.
If you park there, you'll be ticketed by the police.
Pro Tip 3/3Potential Consequences
'Ticketed' implies that there could be a fine or other penalty to pay.
I was ticketed for littering and had to pay a $200 fine.
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Video examples
Why I must speak out...
world what may be more reprehensible if climate denial continues is extermination of species the monarch butterfly could be one of the twenty to fifty percent of all species that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change estimates will be ticketed for
Video examples
James Hansen: Why I must...
that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change estimates will be ticketed for extinction by the end of the century if we stay on business-as-usual fossil fuel use.
Video examples
Why I must speak out...
world what may be more reprehensible if climate denial continues is extermination of species the monarch butterfly could be one of the twenty to fifty percent of all species that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change estimates will be ticketed for
Video examples
James Hansen: Why I must...
that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change estimates will be ticketed for extinction by the end of the century if we stay on business-as-usual fossil fuel use.
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
Bill O'Reilly
American Journalist
Drive through a yellow light, and you may be ticketed thanks to a camera tied onto a pole. Everybody's watching everything. And then sending it out to the world via email.
Quote examples
Bill O'Reilly
American Journalist
Drive through a yellow light, and you may be ticketed thanks to a camera tied onto a pole. Everybody's watching everything. And then sending it out to the world via email.
Example 1 of 1
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