MEAL TICKET

Meaning of MEAL TICKET in English

■ noun a person or thing that is exploited as a source of regular income.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

MEAL TICKET — noun Date: circa 1899 one that serves as the ultimate source of one's income
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MEAL TICKET — noun 1. : a ticket authorizing the provision of a meal ; especially : a card with a specified cash …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MEAL TICKET — 1. a ticket that entitles the bearer to meals in a specified restaurant, esp. when meals purchased in this manner …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MEAL TICKET — Date: circa 1899 : one that serves as the ultimate source of one's income an advanced degree was his meal …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MEAL TICKET — Function: noun Date: circa 1899 : one that serves as the ultimate source of one's income <an advanced degree was …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
MEAL TICKET — [meal ticket] n (ca. 1899): one that serves as the ultimate source of one's income "an advanced degree was his …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MEAL TICKET — noun 1. ( informal ) a person or thing that you see only as a source of money and food …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MEAL TICKET — ˈmeal ˌticket BrE AmE noun [countable] 1 . informal something or someone that you depend on to give you money …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MEAL-TICKET — see meal ticket
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MEAL TICKET — also meal-ticket If you say that something or someone is a meal ticket , you mean that they provide a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MEAL TICKET — also meal-ticket If you say that something or someone is a ~, you mean that they provide a person with …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
MEAL-TICKET — see meal ticket
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
MEAL TICKET — noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ My M.B.A. has not been the meal ticket I had hoped. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MEAL TICKET
Dirty English-Russian vocab
MEAL TICKET — амер. талон на обед талон на обед - they gave out *s они раздавали талончики в столовую - he is …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MEAL TICKET — талон на обед they gave out meal tickets - они раздавали талончики в столовую he is my meal ticket - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MEAL TICKET — амер. талон на обед
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
MEAL TICKET — талон на обед they gave out ~s - они раздавали талончики в столовую he is my ~ - сл. я …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
MEAL TICKET — талон на обед they gave out meal tickets - они раздавали талончики в столовую he is my meal ticket - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
MEAL TICKET — талон на обед, продуктовая карточка, источник дохода, источник доходов
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
MEAL TICKET — талон на обед, продуктовая карточка, источник дохода, источник доходов
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
MEAL TICKET — амер. талон на обед
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
MEAL TICKET — амер. талон на обед
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
MEAL TICKET — _n. талон на обед
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
MEAL TICKET — n. талон на обед
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
MEAL TICKET — n sl esp AmE He regards his parents as a meal ticket — Он думает, что родители будут кормить его всю …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
MEAL TICKET — n sl esp AmE He regards his parents as a meal ticket — Он думает, что родители будут кормить его …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
MEAL TICKET — meal ticket n sl esp AmE He regards his parents as a meal ticket Он думает, что родители будут кормить …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
MEAL TICKET — He regards his parents as a meal ticket — Он думает, что родители будут кормить его всю жизнь A boy-friend …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
MEAL TICKET — талон на получение питания (воен.)
Англо-Русский словарь военных терминов
MEAL TICKET — амер. талон на обед талон на обед - they gave out *s они раздавали талончики в столовую - he is …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
TICKET — I. ˈtikə̇t, usu -ə̇d.+V noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: obsolete French etiquet (now étiquette ), from Middle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MEAL — I. ˈmēl, esp before pause or consonant ˈmēəl noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English meel mealtime, meal, from Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MEAL — (n.) The portion of food taken at a particular time for the satisfaction of appetite; the quantity usually taken at …
Английский словарь Webster
MEAL — ( n. ) The portion of food taken at a particular time for the satisfaction of appetite; the quantity usually …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TICKET — — ticketless , adj. /tik"it/ , n. 1. a slip, usually of paper or cardboard, serving as evidence that the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MEAL — meal 1 — mealless , adj. /meel/ , n. 1. the food served and eaten esp. at one of the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TICKET — I. ˈti-kət noun Etymology: Middle French etiquet, estiquette note attached to something indicating its contents, from Middle French dialect (Picard) …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MEAL — I. ˈmēl noun Etymology: Middle English meel appointed time, meal, from Old English mǣl; akin to Old High German māl …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TICKET — v a little note or notice. 2. ticket ·v a tradesman's bill or account. 3. ticket ·v a label to …
Webster English vocab
MEAL — noun a part; a fragment; a portion. 2. meal ·vt to sprinkle with, or as with, meal. 3. meal ·vt …
Webster English vocab
MEAL — [meal] n [ME meel appointed time, meal, fr. OE mael; akin to OHG mal time, L metiri to measure--more at …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TICKET — tick|et BrE AmE ˈtɪk |ɪt § -ət AmE -|ət ▷ tick|eted ɪt ɪd § ət-, -əd AmE ət̬ əd ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TICKET — / ˈtɪkɪt; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. ticket (for / to sth) a printed piece of paper …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MEAL — / miːl; NAmE / noun 1. [ C ] an occasion when people sit down to eat food, especially breakfast, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TICKET — I. tick ‧ et 1 S1 W2 /ˈtɪkət, ˈtɪkɪt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: Early French …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MEAL — meal S2 W2 /miːl/ BrE AmE noun [ Sense 1,3: Language: Old English ; Origin: mæl 'time, meal' ] [ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TICKET — n. & v. --n. 1 a written or printed piece of paper or card entitling the holder to enter a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MEAL — n. 1 an occasion when food is eaten. 2 the food eaten on one occasion. ømake a meal of 1 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TICKET — n. & v. n. 1 a written or printed piece of paper or card entitling the holder to enter a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MEAL — n. 1 the edible part of any grain or pulse (usu. other than wheat) ground to powder. 2 Sc. oatmeal. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MEAL — n. 1 an occasion when food is eaten. 2 the food eaten on one occasion. make a meal of 1 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TICKET — n. & v. --n. 1. a written or printed piece of paper or card entitling the holder to enter a …
Oxford English vocab
MEAL — 1. n.1 an occasion when food is eaten. 2 the food eaten on one occasion. Phrases and idioms: make a …
Oxford English vocab
TICKET — ( tickets) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A ticket is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MEAL — ( meals) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A meal is an …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TICKET — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bus ticket ▪ She lost her bus ticket. a concert ticket ▪ Concert …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MEAL
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TICKET — (PROOF OF PAYMENT) [noun] [C] - a small piece of paper or card given to someone, usually to show that …
Cambridge English vocab
MEAL — (POWDER) [noun] [U] - a substance which has been crushed to make a rough powder, esp. plant seeds crushed to …
Cambridge English vocab
TICKET — noun 1 for travel, an event, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ one-way ( esp. AmE ), single ( BrE ) ▪ return …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
MEAL — See ↑ MEAL 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ evening meal • ↑ hardly touch your food/dinner/meal etc • ↑ make a …
Longman Activator English vocab
MEAL — INDEX: 1. a meal 2. a meal in the morning 3. a meal in the middle of the day 4. …
Longman Activator English vocab
MEAL — noun 1 DUBIOUS : You will be able to try some of the traditional meals. GOOD : You will be …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary

Concise Oxford English vocab

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