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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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(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.
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(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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