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meal ticket — meal .ticket n 1.) informal something or someone that you depend on to give you money or food ▪ There were times when he suspected he was just a meal ticket to her. 2.) a card that you buy and then use to get meals at school or work, or at a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
meal ticket — meal ,ticket noun count 1. ) INFORMAL someone that supplies you with food or money, especially when you do nothing to provide for yourself 2. ) a ticket or card that allows someone to eat a meal or meals, for example in a DORMITORY at a college … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
meal ticket — ☆ meal ticket n. 1. a ticket entitling the holder to a specified value in meals at a particular restaurant 2. Slang a person, job, skill, etc. that one depends on as one s means of support … English World dictionary
meal ticket — ► NOUN ▪ a person or thing that is exploited as a source of income … English terms dictionary
Meal Ticket — For other uses, see Mealticket. Meal Ticket Origin London, United Kingdom Genres Country rock Years active 1970s Past members … Wikipedia
meal ticket — also meal ticket N SING: usu a N If you say that something or someone is a meal ticket, you mean that they provide a person with money or a lifestyle which they would not otherwise have. His chosen field was unlikely to be a meal ticket for life … English dictionary
meal ticket — 1. a ticket that entitles the bearer to meals in a specified restaurant, esp. when meals purchased in this manner are offered at reduced rates. 2. Informal. someone upon whom one is dependent for one s income or livelihood: selfish children who… … Universalium
meal ticket — noun a) A ticket or voucher that can be exchanged for food. Volunteers are provided with a meal ticket for every four hours of service. b) Someone or something that provides income or livelihood, especially as an exploited source. I dont enjoy… … Wiktionary
meal ticket — noun Date: circa 1899 one that serves as the ultimate source of one s income < an advanced degree was his meal ticket > … New Collegiate Dictionary
meal-ticket — see meal ticket … English dictionary
