Dictionary

meal ticket en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. A ticket or voucher that can be exchanged for food.
   • Volunteers are provided with a meal ticket for every four hours of service.
2. (idiomatic) Someone or something that provides income or livelihood, especially as an exploited source.
   • I don't enjoy this job, but it is my meal ticket.

Forms

Relateds

meal voucher · free lunch · food stamps · pay the bills

Synonyms

bread ticket · bread ticket

Translations (27)

fr coupon (a voucher for food) · es harina de billetes (a voucher for food) · tr ekmek parası (an exploited source of income or livelihood) · es cupón (a voucher for food) · fr bon (a voucher for food) · ja 食券 (a voucher for food) · fi leipä (an exploited source of income or livelihood) · fr gagne-pain (an exploited source of income or livelihood) · es vale (a voucher for food) · it gonzo (an exploited source of income or livelihood) · ru корми́лец (an exploited source of income or livelihood) · fr ticket-repas (a voucher for food) · fi ruokalipuke (a voucher for food) · hy տալոն (a voucher for food) · it tagliando (a voucher for food) · es primo (an exploited source of income or livelihood) · it pollo (an exploited source of income or livelihood) · pl źródło utrzymania (an exploited source of income or livelihood) · fr pigeon (an exploited source of income or livelihood) · no matbong (a voucher for food) · ru тало́н m на пита́ние (a voucher for food) · fr ticket (a voucher for food) · fr ticket-restaurant (a voucher for food) · pl talon na posiłek (a voucher for food) · ko 밥줄 (an exploited source of income or livelihood) · ru ка́рточка (a voucher for food) · fr gogo (an exploited source of income or livelihood)