meal ticket

noun

: a person or thing that is depended on as a source of money, success, etc.

: a piece of paper that you can exchange for a meal

Full Definition of MEAL TICKET

: one that serves as the ultimate source of one's income <an advanced degree was his meal ticket>

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circa 1899

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