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DictionaryticketItem label
noun

ticket

A label attached to an item to give information about it.

The clerk checks the price on the ticket attached to the coat.

Etymology
ticketOld Frenchlabel or notice

The older word directly names a label or attached notice. This use preserves its role as a small carrier of identifying information.

More examples

  • A small ticket identified each museum object.
  • The ticket had fallen off the suitcase.
  • She replaced the damaged ticket before displaying the item.

Forms

ticket · tickets

Similar words

tag
Usually a small attached label.
label
The general identifying text or attached piece.