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speeding ticketA citation issued to a driver for exceeding the legal speed limit

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: A citation issued to a driver for exceeding the legal speed limit

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈspiːdɪŋ ˈtɪkɪt/

Example Sentences

  • My grandmother got her first speeding ticket at age 85 and framed it like an achievement award.
  • The speeding ticket was so expensive that he considered taking the bus for the next month.
  • She tried to explain to the officer that she was rushing to her own wedding, but still got a speeding ticket.

speeding ticket

NOUN

[/ˈspiːdɪŋ ˈtɪkɪt/]

A citation issued to a driver for exceeding the legal speed limit

The officer hands him a speeding ticket after clocking him at 90 in a 50 zone.
💡 Concept

The officer hands him a speeding ticket after clocking him at 90 in a 50 zone.

From speeding ticket to feeding ticket, even bleeding wicket - life's penalties everywhere!
🎵 Rhyme

From speeding ticket to feeding ticket, even bleeding wicket - life's penalties everywhere!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈspiːdɪŋ ˈtɪkɪt/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈspiːdɪŋ ˈtɪkɪt/

🌳Etymology

Rootspeed
Suffix--ing

🎵Rhyme

feeding ticketreading ticketbleeding wicket
feeding ticket
reading ticket
bleeding wicket

🔗Collocations

get a speeding ticket
pay a speeding ticket
expensive speeding ticket
contest a speeding ticket
speeding ticket fine
issue a speeding ticket

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My grandmother got her first speeding ticket at age 85 and framed it like an achievement award.

The speeding ticket was so expensive that he considered taking the bus for the next month.

😄 Fun example

She tried to explain to the officer that she was rushing to her own wedding, but still got a speeding ticket.

Check your driving record for any unpaid speeding tickets before renewing your license.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

traffic citationspeed violationtraffic finemoving violation

Antonyms

safe driving recordclean license

Related

traffic violationspeed limitradar gunpolice officerfinecourt appearance

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