mileage ticket
Americannoun
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a book mileage book or ticket containing coupons good for a certain number of miles of transportation at a fixed rate per mile.
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one of the coupons.
Etymology
Origin of mileage ticket
An Americanism dating back to 1880–85
Example Sentences
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In my hurry of departure in the morning I had forgotten my mileage ticket, so that I had to go to the ticket office to purchase a ticket to Marvin.
From Revelations of a Wife The Story of a Honeymoon by Adele Garrison
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