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Definition of meal ticket noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

meal ticket

noun
 
/ˈmiːl tɪkɪt/
 
/ˈmiːl tɪkɪt/
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  1. (informal) a person or thing that you see only as a source of money and food
    • He suspected that he was just a meal ticket for her.
  2. (North American English) a card or ticket that gives you the right to have a cheap or free meal, for example at school
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