meal ticketnoun
uk/ˈmɪəl ˌtɪk.ɪt/us/ˈmɪəl ˌtɪk.ɪt/meal ticket noun (FOOD)
US [ C ] a type of ticket that you can exchange for a meal
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luncheon voucher
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Payment methods
- ATM card
- baksheesh
- bank card
- bill
- blank cheque
- cash
- cash card
- cashpoint card
- certified cheque
- giro
- gratuity
- hard cash
- hush money
- per annum
- piece
- smart card
- standing order
- sweetener
- traveller's cheque
- voucher
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meal ticket noun (MONEY)
[ C usually singular ] someone or something that you use as a way of getting regular amounts of money:
Gone are the days when a university degree was a meal ticket for life.
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Earning money
- bank
- base pay
- be quids in idiom
- black money
- blast
- bread
- bread and butter
- breadwinner
- bring sth in
- danger money
- draw
- earn
- fundraiser
- honorarium
- income
- money for old rope idiom
- payday
- payroll
- strike pay
- venal
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