parking ticket
noun
: a piece of paper that officially tells someone that he or she has parked a vehicle illegally or for too long and will have to pay a fine
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Instead of sweet-talking your way out of a parking ticket, admit your mistake and pay the fine.
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Sarah Vanbuskirk, Parents, 18 Dec. 2024
Ultimately, the police traced a parking ticket on a car spotted near the site of the Moskowitz-Violante shootings to 24-year-old David Berkowitz.
—Susan Mulcahy, Curbed, 17 Sep. 2024
Under the new system, people carrying small amounts of drugs such as heroin, methamphetamine and fentanyl were given a $100 fine—essentially the cost of a parking ticket—instead of being arrested.
—Simar Bajaj, Scientific American, 21 Oct. 2024
Today: an engineering supervisor who makes $140,000 per year and who spends some of her money this week on a parking ticket, unfortunately.
—R29 Team, refinery29.com, 23 Sep. 2024
With these tools, a user can enter the property without pulling a parking ticket and walk onto an elevator that recognizes their face and their floor.
—Mark Zettl, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
Former Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, now on the go as a candidate for governor, sat down for a lengthy interview with The Times’ Gustavo Arellano, only to get a $63 parking ticket at the end of it.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2024
To assess which cities made the most money from parking ticket revenue, TopView reviewed data from agencies across the country back in 2019.
—Erik King /jalopnik, Quartz, 21 July 2024
The individual in treatment receives help finding a food assistance program or housing or taking care of legal issues, even assistance paying a parking ticket.
—Jessica Van Egeren, Journal Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2024
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Sarah Vanbuskirk, Parents, 18 Dec. 2024
Ultimately, the police traced a parking ticket on a car spotted near the site of the Moskowitz-Violante shootings to 24-year-old David Berkowitz.
—Susan Mulcahy, Curbed, 17 Sep. 2024
Under the new system, people carrying small amounts of drugs such as heroin, methamphetamine and fentanyl were given a $100 fine—essentially the cost of a parking ticket—instead of being arrested.
—Simar Bajaj, Scientific American, 21 Oct. 2024
Today: an engineering supervisor who makes $140,000 per year and who spends some of her money this week on a parking ticket, unfortunately.
—R29 Team, refinery29.com, 23 Sep. 2024
With these tools, a user can enter the property without pulling a parking ticket and walk onto an elevator that recognizes their face and their floor.
—Mark Zettl, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
Former Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, now on the go as a candidate for governor, sat down for a lengthy interview with The Times’ Gustavo Arellano, only to get a $63 parking ticket at the end of it.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2024
To assess which cities made the most money from parking ticket revenue, TopView reviewed data from agencies across the country back in 2019.
—Erik King /jalopnik, Quartz, 21 July 2024
The individual in treatment receives help finding a food assistance program or housing or taking care of legal issues, even assistance paying a parking ticket.
—Jessica Van Egeren, Journal Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2024
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“Parking ticket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parking%20ticket. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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