meal ticket

The definition of a meal ticket is someone or something that will take care of you financially or provide you with financial success.

(noun)

  1. An example of a meal ticket is having a singing voice that will make you a star.
  2. An example of a meal ticket is the husband of a trophy wife.

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See meal ticket in Webster's New World College Dictionary

  1. a ticket entitling the holder to a specified value in meals at a particular restaurant
  2. Slang a person, job, skill, etc. that one depends on as one's means of support

See meal ticket in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A card or ticket entitling the holder to a meal or meals.
  2. Informal A person or thing depended on as a source of financial support.

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