meal ticket

meal tick·et

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [meel tik-it]
- /mil ˈtɪk ɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [meel tik-it]
- /mil ˈtɪk ɪt/

Definitions of meal ticket words

noun meal ticket Carl Owen ("King Carl"; "The Meal Ticket") 1903–88, U.S. baseball pitcher. 1
singular noun meal ticket If you say that something or someone is a meal ticket, you mean that they provide a person with money or a lifestyle which they would not otherwise have. 0
noun meal ticket a person, situation, etc, providing a source of livelihood or income 0
noun meal ticket a ticket entitling the holder to a specified value in meals at a particular restaurant 0
noun meal ticket a person, job, skill, etc. that one depends on as one's means of support 0
noun meal ticket A ticket or voucher that can be exchanged for food. 0

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Origin of meal ticket

First appearance:

before 1865

One of the 28% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1865-70

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Parts of speech for Meal ticket

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Meal ticket

meal ticket popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for meal ticket

noun meal ticket

cash cow — In business, a cash cow is a product or investment that steadily continues to be profitable.
patron — (in Mexico and the southwestern U.S.) a boss; employer.
supporter — a person or thing that supports.
grubstaker — provisions, gear, etc., furnished to a prospector on condition of participating in the profits of any discoveries.

All 4 Synonyms of meal ticket