meal ticket

1. 1.

   a source of income or livelihood

   Broadersupport

   colloquialism

2. 2.

   coupon redeemable at a restaurant and entitling the holder to a meal

   Synonymsluncheon voucher

   Broadercoupon

Questions about meal ticket

What does meal ticket mean?

meal ticket means "a source of income or livelihood". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.