In plain English
It refers to a ticket where some of the planned journey has already been taken, while some remains unused. The ticket covers more travel than has been used so far.
In context
Here, it classifies the ticket as one for which part of the itinerary has already been travelled and part has not.
- Situation
- Changing trips, requesting refunds, reading disruption options, and handling travel documents
- What it communicates
- classifies a ticket by showing that part of the itinerary has already been used.
Meaning limits
By itself, this term does not say how much of the covered travel has been used or what happens to the remaining part.
Examples
“After taking the morning ferry out, they still had a partially used ticket for the evening crossing back.”
“On the second bus, the driver examined her partially used ticket before she sat down.”