tally vs ticket

tally

noun
  • A ribbon on a sailor's cap bearing the name of the ship or the (part of) the navy to which they belong. 

  • A tally shop. 

  • A notch, mark, or score made on or in a tally; as, to make or earn a score or tally in a game. 

  • One thing made to suit another; a match; a mate. 

  • Any account or score kept by notches or marks, whether on wood or paper, or in a book, especially one kept in duplicate. 

  • One of two books, sheets of paper, etc., on which corresponding accounts were kept. 

intj
  • Target sighted. 

verb
  • To count something. 

  • To make things correspond or agree with each other. 

  • To mathematically calculate a numeric result. 

  • To keep score. 

  • To correspond or agree. 

  • To record something by making marks. 

  • To check off, as parcels of freight going inboard or outboard. 

ticket

noun
  • A certificate of qualification as a ship's master, pilot, or other crew member. 

  • A solution to a problem; something that is needed. 

  • A warrant. 

  • A certificate or token of a share in a lottery or other scheme for distributing money, goods, etc. 

  • A list of candidates for an election, or a particular theme to a candidate's manifesto. 

  • A permit to operate a machine on a construction site. 

  • A citation for a traffic violation. 

  • A label affixed to goods to show their price or description. 

  • A pass entitling the holder to board a train, a bus, a plane, or other means of transportation 

  • A service request, used to track complaints or requests that an issue be handled. (Generally technical support related). 

  • A pass entitling the holder to admission to a show, concert, etc. 

verb
  • To issue someone a ticket, as for travel or for a violation of a local or traffic law. 

  • To mark with a ticket. 

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