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meal ticket

noun

Definitions

  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. Someone or something that provides income or livelihood, especially as an exploited…

    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.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA