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MEAL TICKET
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Coupon redeemable at a restaurant and entitling the holder to a meal
Synonyms:
luncheon voucher; meal ticket
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("meal ticket" is a kind of...):
coupon; voucher (a negotiable certificate that can be detached and redeemed as needed)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A source of income or livelihood
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("meal ticket" is a kind of...):
bread and butter; keep; livelihood; living; support; sustenance (the financial means whereby one lives)
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
