one-way ticket
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1.0
- noun
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billete de ida
- So I chucked the return fare and bought a one-way ticket.
- buy a one-way ticket
- get a one-way ticket
- purchase a one-way ticket
If we left the European Union it would be a one way ticket, not a return.
- If we left the European Union it would be a one way ticket, not a return.
- Or when I trusted that and go, I took a one way ticket.
- And I I spent my last little money on a one way ticket to Paris, not really knowing anyone there, not speaking language.
- And but as, as I say, I think they, they may go with one way tickets or accepting the risk of all of of no return.
Examples
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So I bought a one-way ticket to New York and never looked back.
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For me, that meant a one way ticket to the Florida Keys.
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If we left the European Union it would be a one way ticket, not a return.
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I want a one way ticket to Angola, please.
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I need a one-way ticket to Treviso.
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I got vaccinated, and then got a one-way ticket to Tokyo.
Blog text (16) -
I now had enough for a one-way ticket and the secondhand gear I'd need.
Fiction book (2001) -
I want a one-way ticket to Rio de Janeiro departing as soon as possible.
Fiction book (1994) -
Heartbroken, Ben used the one-way ticket he had hoped to use with Mary and disappeared to Mexico unannounced, with no intention of returning.
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I want a one-way ticket to Angola, please.
Antonyms
How Convenient
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3.4
- Archaic
- US
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3.2
- UK
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2.3
27
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
one-way + ticket
The meaning 'a ticket allowing travel in one direction only' is directly derivable from combining 'one-way' (one direction) with 'ticket' (a travel document). This is a straightforward compositional compound common across languages and follows regular English word-formation, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will understand it.
Etymology
One-way ticket comes from travel tickets sold for one-way trips that did not include a return ticket. That's why it means 'a ticket for a single journey'.