Stamp vs. Ticket: Know the Difference
By Shumaila Saeed || Updated on December 25, 2023
A stamp is a small adhesive label used for indicating postage paid, while a ticket is a pass that grants permission to enter, travel, or participate in an event.
Key Differences
Stamps are typically small, adhesive pieces of paper used to show postage paid on mailed items. Tickets, in contrast, are passes or vouchers that grant the holder the right to enter an event, travel, or participate in an activity.
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The primary function of a stamp is to signify that the postage for mail delivery has been paid. A ticket, however, serves as proof of a person's entitlement to admission to a place or event, or to travel on a vehicle.
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Stamps come in various denominations and designs, often reflecting cultural or historical themes. Tickets can vary in form, ranging from simple paper slips to electronic versions, and they often include specific details like date, time, and seat number.
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Collecting stamps is a popular hobby known as philately, which involves the study of stamps and postal history. Tickets, while sometimes kept as souvenirs, are generally considered more functional than collectible.
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In a broader sense, a stamp can also refer to an official mark or seal indicating approval, whereas a ticket can refer to a notice of fine or violation, as in a traffic ticket.
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Comparison Chart
Primary Use
To indicate postage paid on mail.
To grant permission for entry or travel.
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Varieties
Different denominations and designs.
Specific event details, types, and formats.
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Alternative Meaning
An official mark or seal.
A notice of fine or violation.
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Stamp and Ticket Definitions
Stamp
A small piece of paper stuck on an item to show that postage has been paid.
She affixed a stamp to the envelope before mailing it.
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Ticket
A pass that allows someone to enter a place, travel by public transport, or attend an event.
She bought a ticket for the concert next month.
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Stamp
An act of stamping one's foot.
He showed his frustration with a loud stamp of his foot.
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Ticket
A notice issued for a traffic or other civil violation.
He got a parking ticket for exceeding the time limit.
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Stamp
An official mark or seal used to indicate approval or certification.
The document bore the official stamp of the embassy.
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Ticket
A label attached to something showing its price, contents, or instructions.
The ticket on the garment showed the washing instructions.
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Ticket
A list of candidates nominated by a political party.
She ran for office on the Democratic ticket.
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Ticket
A paper slip or card indicating that its holder has paid for or is entitled to a specified service, right, or consideration
A theater ticket.
An airline ticket.
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Stamp
To cause to be dislodged by stomping the feet
He stamped the snow from his boots.
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Stamp
To subdue, destroy, or eliminate
Stamped the rebellion.
Stamp out a fire.
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Stamp
To form or cut out by application of a mold, form, or die
Washers that were stamped from a piece of sheet metal.
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Ticket
A list of candidates proposed or endorsed by a political party; a slate.
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Ticket
A legal notice to a person charged with a violation of law, especially a minor violation.
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Stamp
To impress forcibly or permanently
An experience that was stamped on his memory.
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Ticket
The proper or desirable thing
A change of scene would be just the ticket for us.
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Ticket
(Informal) A means to an end
"He went to Washington ... to become press secretary ... it was his ticket out of the Delta" (Nicholas Lamann).
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Stamp
To identify, characterize, or reveal
Stamped her as a traitor to the cause.
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Ticket
To provide with a ticket for passage or admission
Ticket all passengers through to Amsterdam.
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Ticket
To attach a ticket to; tag
Items that are ticketed in a pawnshop window.
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Ticket
To designate for a specified use or end; destine
Funds that have been ticketed for research.
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Ticket
To serve (a person) with a notice of legal violation
Ticket a speeding motorist.
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Stamp
An implement or device used to impress, cut out, or shape something to which it is applied.
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Ticket
A pass entitling the holder to board a train, a bus, a plane, or other means of transportation
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Stamp
An official mark, design, or seal that indicates ownership, approval, completion, or the payment of a tax.
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Stamp
A small piece of gummed paper sold by a government for attachment to an article that is to be mailed; a postage stamp.
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Stamp
A similar piece of gummed paper issued for a specific purpose
Trading stamps.
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Ticket
A service request, used to track complaints or requests that an issue be handled. (Generally technical support related).
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Stamp
An identifying or characterizing mark or impression
His work bears the stamp of genius.
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Ticket
(informal) A list of candidates for an election, or a particular theme to a candidate's manifesto.
Joe has joined the party's ticket for the county elections.
Joe will be running on an anti-crime ticket.
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Ticket
A solution to a problem; something that is needed.
That's the ticket.
I saw my first bike as my ticket to freedom.
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Stamp
An act of stamping the foot, paw or hoof.
The horse gave two quick stamps and rose up on its hind legs.
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Stamp
An indentation, imprint, or mark made by stamping.
My passport has quite a collection of stamps.
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Ticket
(dated) A tradesman's bill or account (hence the phrase on ticket and eventually on tick).
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Stamp
A device for stamping designs.
She loved to make designs with her collection of stamps.
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Stamp
A small piece of paper, with a design and a face value, used to prepay postage or other dues such as tax or licence fees.
I need one first-class stamp to send this letter.
Now that commerce is done electronically, tax stamps are no longer issued here.
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Ticket
A certificate or token of a share in a lottery or other scheme for distributing money, goods, etc.
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Stamp
A small piece of paper bearing a design on one side and adhesive on the other, used to decorate letters or craft work.
These stamps have a Christmas theme.
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Ticket
A certificate of qualification as a ship's master, pilot, or other crew member.
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Stamp
A kind of heavy pestle, raised by water or steam power, for crushing ores.
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Ticket
To issue someone a ticket, as for travel or for a violation of a local or traffic law.
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Stamp
Cast; form; character; distinguishing mark or sign; evidence.
The stamp of criminality
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Stamp
(intransitive) To step quickly and heavily, once or repeatedly.
The toddler screamed and stamped, but still got no candy.
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Ticket
A small piece of paper, cardboard, or the like, serving as a notice, certificate, or distinguishing token of something.
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Stamp
(transitive) To move (the foot or feet) quickly and heavily, once or repeatedly.
The crowd cheered and stamped their feet in appreciation.
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Ticket
A little note or notice.
He constantly read his lectures twice a week for above forty years, giving notice of the time to his auditors in a ticket on the school doors.
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Stamp
(transitive) To strike, beat, or press forcibly with the bottom of the foot, or by thrusting the foot downward.
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Ticket
A tradesman's bill or account.
Your courtier is mad to take up silks and velvetsOn ticket for his mistress.
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Stamp
(transitive) To mark by pressing quickly and heavily.
This machine stamps the metal cover with a design.
This machine stamps the design into the metal cover.
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Ticket
A certificate or token of right of admission to a place of assembly, or of passage in a public conveyance; as, a theater ticket; a railroad or steamboat ticket.
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Stamp
(transitive) To give an official marking to, generally by impressing or imprinting a design or symbol.
The immigration officer stamped my passport.
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Stamp
(transitive) To apply postage stamps to.
I forgot to stamp this letter.
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Ticket
A certificate or token of a share in a lottery or other scheme for distributing money, goods, or the like.
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Ticket
A printed list of candidates to be voted for at an election; a set of nominations by one party for election; a ballot.
The old ticket forever! We have it by thirty-four votes.
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Stamp
To strike beat, or press forcibly with the bottom of the foot, or by thrusting the foot downward.
He frets, he fumes, he stares, he stamps the ground.
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Ticket
To distinguish by a ticket; to put a ticket on; as, to ticket goods.
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Stamp
To bring down (the foot) forcibly on the ground or floor; as, he stamped his foot with rage.
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Ticket
To furnish with a tickets; to book; as, to ticket passengers to California.
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Stamp
To crush; to pulverize; specifically (Metal.), to crush by the blow of a heavy stamp, as ore in a mill.
I took your sin, the calf which ye had made, and burnt it with fire, and stamped it, and ground it very small.
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Ticket
A commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment)
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Stamp
To impress with some mark or figure; as, to stamp a plate with arms or initials.
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Ticket
A summons issued to an offender (especially to someone who violates a traffic regulation)
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Stamp
Fig.: To impress; to imprint; to fix deeply; as, to stamp virtuous principles on the heart.
God . . . has stamped no original characters on our minds wherein we may read his being.
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Ticket
A list of candidates nominated by a political party to run for election to public offices
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Stamp
To cut out, bend, or indent, as paper, sheet metal, etc., into various forms, by a blow or suddenly applied pressure with a stamp or die, etc.; to mint; to coin.
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Ticket
The appropriate or desirable thing;
This car could be just the ticket for a small family
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Stamp
To put a stamp on, as for postage; as, to stamp a letter; to stamp a legal document.
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Ticket
Issue a ticket or a fine to as a penalty;
I was fined for parking on the wrong side of the street
Move your car or else you will be ticketed!
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Stamp
To strike; to beat; to crush.
These cooks how they stamp and strain and grind.
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Ticket
Provide with a ticket for passage or admission;
Ticketed passengers can board now
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Stamp
To strike the foot forcibly downward.
But starts, exclaims, and stamps, and raves, and dies.
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Ticket
A method to achieving something, often used figuratively.
A college degree is often seen as a ticket to a good job.
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Stamp
The which stamps; any instrument for making impressions on other bodies, as a die.
'T is gold so pureIt can not bear the stamp without alloy.
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Stamp
The mark made by stamping; a mark imprinted; an impression.
That sacred name gives ornament and grace,And, like his stamp, makes basest metals pass.
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Stamp
That which is marked; a thing stamped.
Hanging a golden stamp about their necks.
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Stamp
A picture cut in wood or metal, or made by impression; a cut; a plate.
At Venice they put out very curious stamps of the several edifices which are most famous for their beauty and magnificence.
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Stamp
An official mark set upon things chargeable with a duty or tax to government, as evidence that the duty or tax is paid; as, the stamp on a bill of exchange.
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Stamp
A stamped or printed device, usually paper, issued by the government at a fixed price, and required by law to be affixed to, or stamped on, certain papers, as evidence that the government dues are paid; as, a postage stamp; a tax stamp; a receipt stamp, etc.
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Stamp
An instrument for cutting out, or shaping, materials, as paper, leather, etc., by a downward pressure.
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Stamp
A character or reputation, good or bad, fixed on anything as if by an imprinted mark; current value; authority; as, these persons have the stamp of dishonesty; the Scriptures bear the stamp of a divine origin.
Of the same stamp is that which is obtruded on us, that an adamant suspends the attraction of the loadstone.
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Stamp
Make; cast; form; character; as, a man of the same stamp, or of a different stamp.
A soldier of this season's stamp.
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Stamp
A kind of heavy hammer, or pestle, raised by water or steam power, for beating ores to powder; anything like a pestle, used for pounding or beating.
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Stamp
The distinctive form in which a thing is made;
Pottery of this cast was found throughout the region
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Stamp
A symbol that is the result of printing;
He put his stamp on the envelope
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Stamp
Machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores
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Stamp
A device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents
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Stamp
To mark, or produce an imprint in or on something;
A man whose name is permanently stamped on our maps
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Stamp
Reveal clearly as having a certain character;
His playing stamps him as a Romantic
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Stamp
Treat or classify according to a mental stereotype;
I was stereotyped as a lazy Southern European
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Stamp
Destroy or extinguish as if by stamping with the foot;
Stamp fascism into submission
Stamp out tyranny
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Stamp
A tool for imprinting or embossing a design or lettering.
The artisan used a stamp to emboss the leather.
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Stamp
A distinctive characteristic or feature.
His work had the stamp of genius.
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Repeatedly Asked Queries
Do stamps have monetary value?
Yes, stamps have a monetary value, indicating the amount of postage paid.
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Are electronic tickets available?
Yes, electronic or e-tickets are commonly used for events and travel.
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What is a ticket used for?
A ticket is used as a pass for entry into events, travel on transportation, or as a fine for violations.
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Can stamps be collected?
Yes, collecting stamps, known as philately, is a popular hobby.
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What is a postage stamp?
A postage stamp is a small adhesive label affixed to mail to indicate that postage has been paid.
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What is a stamp album?
It's a book for organizing and displaying stamp collections.
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What is a perforated stamp?
Perforated stamps have small holes to aid in separation.
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Can you transfer tickets to someone else?
Many tickets are transferable, but policies vary.
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What is a revenue stamp?
A revenue stamp is used to show payment of a tax or fee.
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What are collector's stamps?
Collector's stamps, or philatelic stamps, are sought after by stamp enthusiasts.
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What information does a ticket typically contain?
A ticket usually contains details like the event name, date, time, venue, and seat number.
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Are misprinted stamps valuable?
Yes, rare misprints can be highly valuable to collectors.
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Who designs postage stamps?
Artists and designers create stamp designs, often selected by postal authorities.
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How do lottery tickets work?
Lottery tickets are purchased for a chance to win prizes or money.
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What is a season ticket?
A season ticket grants access to a series of events or services over a period.
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What happens if you lose your ticket?
Losing a ticket can result in the loss of access, but some can be replaced.
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What is a ticket stub?
A ticket stub is the portion of a ticket kept as a souvenir.
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What is a boarding pass?
A boarding pass is a ticket for air travel, including flight information.
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What are admission tickets?
Admission tickets provide entry to venues like museums or amusement parks.
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