meal ticket
noun
: one that serves as the ultimate source of one's income
an advanced degree was his meal ticket
Examples of meal ticket in a Sentence
a star player who is expected to be the team's meal ticket for many years
An advanced degree was his meal ticket.
We bought three meal tickets at the fair.
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Free meal tickets will be available for the first 50 participants.
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Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2025
But the place was for sale and his meal ticket was about to run out.
—Diana Marcum, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025
Make sure to check in at the booth to receive your meal ticket.
—Andrea Manes, Oc Register, 22 May 2025
That is their meal ticket in this series while Curry is out.
—Anthony Slater, New York Times, 9 May 2025
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Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2025
But the place was for sale and his meal ticket was about to run out.
—Diana Marcum, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025
Make sure to check in at the booth to receive your meal ticket.
—Andrea Manes, Oc Register, 22 May 2025
That is their meal ticket in this series while Curry is out.
—Anthony Slater, New York Times, 9 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for meal ticket
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“Meal ticket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meal%20ticket. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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