ticket machine

noun

A machine that prints tickets automatically after the customer determines the destination and pays for it.

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Meanings

nounticket machine (plural ticket machines)

plural ticket machines

  1. lifestyleA 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: ticket printer, ticket vending machine

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA machine that prints tickets automatically after the customer determines the destination and pays for it.

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ticket printerticket vending machine
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ticket printerticket vending machine

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 售票機 /售票机
  • 售票機 /售票机 (shòupiàojī)ticket vending machine
Danish billetautomat
  • billetautomatticket vending machine
Estonian piletimüügiautomaat
  • piletimüügiautomaatticket vending machine
Finnish lippuautomaatti
  • lippuautomaattiticket vending machine
German Fahrscheinautomat, Fahrkartenautomat
  • Fahrscheinautomatticket vending machine
  • Fahrkartenautomatticket vending machine
Hungarian jegyautomata, jegyértékesítő automata
  • jegyautomataticket vending machine
  • jegyértékesítő automataticket vending machine
  • jegykiadó automataticket vending machine
Japanese 自動券売機, 券売機
  • 自動券売機 (jidō kenbaiki)ticket vending machine
  • 券売機 (kenbaiki)ticket vending machine
Korean 자동발권기
  • 자동발권기 (jadongbalgwon'gi)ticket vending machine
Norwegian Bokmål billettautomat
  • billettautomatticket vending machine
Polish biletomat, automat biletowy
  • biletomatticket vending machine
  • automat biletowyticket vending machine
  • bileciarkaticket vending machine
Spanish máquina de billetes
  • máquina de billetesticket vending machine
Swedish biljettautomat
  • biljettautomatticket vending machine
Turkish otomatik bilet makinası
  • otomatik bilet makinasıticket vending machine
Cite this entry
APA

ticket machine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ticket%20machine

MLA

“ticket machine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ticket%20machine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ticket machine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ticket%20machine.

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