excursion ticket

noun

1. a round-trip ticket at a reduced fare, often for use within a limited period of time.

Word History and Origins

Origin of excursion ticket¹

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

The first to whom he applied, and who handed out his "Excursion Ticket," was informed that we were all in the wrong boat.

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I b'lieve when you're off on an excursion ticket in makin' the best of things, for my part.

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Really, you know, they oughtn't to have induced you to take tickets there—those excursion-ticket chaps.

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