How to spell ticket

Ticket is spelled T-I-C-K-E-T.

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What it means: A slip of paper that allows entry to an event.

In a sentence: I got a ticket to see the circus.

Same family: tickets, ticketed, ticketing, label, tag. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: Ticket comes from the Middle French word “etiquette,” which first meant a small written note or label attached to something. Over time, English shortened it to “ticket” and it kept the idea of a small piece of paper that gives important information.

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