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a tiny paper contract betting you'll show up, sit down, and shut up
means A small piece of paper or its digital equivalent that grants entry, proves payment, reserves a spot, or—less happily—formally records a fine or offense.
from From the French étiquet, a little note or label stuck onto something (and yes, the very same root as 'etiquette,' which began as a posted list of rules at court). The French verb estiquier meant 'to stick' or 'attach,' likely borrowed from a Germanic source—a cousin of the modern 'stick.' English clipped off the front and kept 'ticket,' so the word still carries its first job in its bones: a tag stuck on to say who paid, who's allowed, or what the rules are.
- oldest survivor
- Roman theater tokens were bone or ivory discs
- airline trick
- Most ticket prices vanish within 24 hours of purchase
- speeding origin
- First speeding ticket was issued in 1896, 8 mph
- lottery odds
- Powerball jackpot is rarer than being struck by lightning twice
- word root
- From French 'etiquet,' a note stuck to something
stubhub — secondary ticket marketplace with millions of resales daily across events
ticketmaster — primary ticket vendor controlling ~70% of us concert and sports ticket sales
getgo tickets — uk independent ticket reseller founded 1999, specializes in sold-out events