excursion ticket

American  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of excursion ticket

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

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excursion ticket

A round-trip excursion ticket between New York and Luxembourg costs $259 in the peak season and requires no minimum stay.

From Time Magazine Archive

"But I buy an excursion ticket, so that my fare each way will be but seventy-five cents."

From The Store Boy by Alger, Horatio

Have sold my excursion ticket and will stay awhile.

From Shadow and Light An Autobiography with Reminiscences of the Last and Present Century by Washington, Booker T.

A two cent stamp is a heap sight cheaper than an excursion ticket to New York.

From Dick Hamilton's Airship, or, a Young Millionaire in the Clouds by Garis, Howard Roger

"Bless my excursion ticket, but you must come!"

From Tom Swift and His Big Tunnel, or, the Hidden City of the Andes by Appleton, Victor [pseud.]