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ticket machine

ticket machine noun: a machine that prints tickets automatically after the customer determines the destination and pays for it.

ticket machine: a machine that prints tickets automatically after the customer determines the destination and pays...
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Noun

ticket machine (plural ticket machines)

  1. A machine that prints tickets automatically after the customer determines the destination and pays for it.
    • Passengers may find themselves in a catch-22 situation, unable to buy a ticket for any number of reasons, ranging from an out-of-order ticket vending machine to a lengthy queue to use one, and yet then fall foul of the penalty fare regime.2023 July 26, Christian Wolmar, “Closing ticket offices to lead to 'catch-22' for passengers”, in RAIL, number 988, page 42

Synonyms of ticket machine

Forms of ticket machine

pluralticket machines

Questions about ticket machine

What does ticket machine mean?
Ticket machine means a machine that prints tickets automatically after the customer determines the destination and pays for it.
What part of speech is ticket machine?
Ticket machine is a noun.
What is the plural of ticket machine?
The plural of ticket machine is ticket machines.

Words near ticket machine in the dictionary

  1. ticket halls
  2. ticket inspection
  3. ticket inspections
  4. ticket inspector
  5. ticket inspectors
  6. ticket machine
  7. ticket machines
  8. ticket of leave
  9. ticket of occupation
  10. ticket office
  11. ticket offices

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