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TICKET CLERK

Specialty Definition: TICKET CLERK

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Occupations

Receives cash from customers or employees in payment for goods or services and records amounts received: Recomputes or computes bill, itemized lists, and tickets showing amount due, using adding machine or cash register. Makes change, cashes checks, and issues receipts or tickets to customers. Records amounts received and prepares reports of transactions. Reads and records totals shown on cash register tape and verifies against cash on hand. May be required to know value and features of items for which money is received. May give cash refunds or issue credit memorandums to customers for returned merchandise. May operate ticket-dispensing machine. May operate cash register with peripheral electronic data processing equipment by passing individual price coded items across electronic scanner to record price, compile printed list, and display cost of customer purchase, tax, and rebates on monitor screen. May sell candy, cigarettes, gum, and gift certificates, and issue trading stamps. May be designated according to nature of establishment as Cafeteria Cashier (hotel & rest.); Cashier, Parking Lot (automotive ser.); Dining-Room Cashier (hotel & rest.); Service-Bar Cashier (hotel & rest.); Store Cashier (clerical); or according to type of account as Cashier, Credit (clerical); Cashier, Payments Received (clerical). May press numeric keys of computer corresponding to gasoline pump to reset meter on pump and to record amount of sale and be designated Cashier, Self-Service Gasoline (automotive ser.). May receive money, make change, and cash checks for sales personnel on same floor and be designated Floor Cashier (clerical). May make change for patrons at places of amusement other than gambling establishments and be designated Change-Booth Cashier (amuse. & rec.). (references)
 Sells tickets for transportation agencies, such as airlines, bus companies (other than city buses), railroads (other than street railways), and steamship lines: Plans route and computes ticket cost, using schedules, rate books, and computer terminals. Ensures that cabins, seats, or space is available. Answers inquiries regarding airplane, train, bus, or boat schedules and accommodations. May check baggage and direct passenger to designated concourse, pier, or track for loading. May make public address announcements of arrivals and departures. May sell travel insurance. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: TICKET CLERK

Language Translations for "TICKET CLERK"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

German

  

Fahrkartenschreiber. (various references)

   

Greek 

  

ταμίας (cashier, treasurer). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

pénztáros (booking clerk, cashier, purser, treasurer), jegyeladó. (various references)

   

Norwegian

  

billettselger. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

ickettay erkclay

   

Portuguese

  

bilheteiro (ticket agent). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: TICKET CLERK

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "c-c-e-e-i-k-k-l-r-t-t"

-3 letters: electric.

-4 letters: circlet, clicker, cricket, kittler, reticle, retitle, tickler, tiercel, trickle.

-5 letters: ceiler, cerite, circle, cleric, cretic, keckle, kelter, kettle, kicker, kilter, kirtle, kittel, kittle, letter, licker, litter, recite, relict, retile, tercel, tercet, ticker, ticket, tickle, tierce, tilter.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Translations: Modern
2. Anagrams
3. Bibliography


  

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