Meanings
How to pronounce "meal ticket":
AU
A ticket or voucher that can be exchanged for food.
Someone or something that provides income or livelihood, especially as an exploited source.
Example Sentences
1
She saw him as her meal ticket and married him for his money.
2
Many aspiring actors come to Hollywood hoping to find a meal ticket in the form of a lucrative film contract.
3
He considers his job as a software engineer to be a meal ticket for his family.
4
Winning the lottery seemed like a sure meal ticket to a life of luxury.
5
She saw the inheritance as her meal ticket to financial security.