MEAL TICKET


Meaning of MEAL TICKET in English

noun

1.

( 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.

2.

( NAmE ) a card or ticket that gives you the right to have a cheap or free meal, for example at school

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.