Phrase guide

parking ticket

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈpɑː.kɪŋ ˈtɪk.ɪt/
  • General-American: /ˈpɑɹ.kɪŋ ˈtɪk.ɪt/
  • Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A legal summons issued for parking a motor vehicle in a place where such parking is restricted, or beyond the time paid for.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A small ticket issued as proof of payment for the right to park a motor vehicle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a ticket issued for parking in a restricted place

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: ticket

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: parkeringsbøde — legal summons for parking incorrectly
  • Dutch: parkeerbon — legal summons for parking incorrectly
  • Dutch: parkeerboete — legal summons for parking incorrectly
  • Faroese: parkeringarbót — legal summons for parking incorrectly
  • Finnish: pysäköintivirhemaksu — legal summons for parking incorrectly
  • French: amende de stationnement — legal summons for parking incorrectly
  • French: amende — legal summons for parking incorrectly
  • German: Strafzettel — legal summons for parking incorrectly
  • German: Knöllchen — legal summons for parking incorrectly
  • Greek: κλήση (klísi) — legal summons for parking incorrectly
  • Hungarian: büntetőcédula parkolásnál — legal summons for parking incorrectly
  • Icelandic: stöðumælasekt — legal summons for parking incorrectly
  • Irish: ticéad páirceála — legal summons for parking incorrectly
  • Norwegian Bokmål: parkeringsbot — legal summons for parking incorrectly
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: parkeringsbot — legal summons for parking incorrectly
  • Swedish: parkeringsbot — legal summons for parking incorrectly
  • Dutch: parkeerbiljet — ticket as proof of payment
  • Dutch: parkeerticket — ticket as proof of payment
  • Dutch: parkeerkaart — ticket as proof of payment
  • Finnish: pysäköintilippu — ticket as proof of payment
  • German: Parkschein — ticket as proof of payment
  • Hungarian: parkolójegy — ticket as proof of payment
  • Irish: ticéad páirceála — ticket as proof of payment