return ticket
Americannoun
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return tickets
plural
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a ticket for the return portion of a trip.
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Chiefly British. a round-trip ticket.
noun
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Etymology
Origin of return ticket
First recorded in 1840–50
Example Sentences
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California law mandates that licensed rehab facilities offer patients a return ticket home if they had provided travel to the state.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025
BBC Scotland has compared that information with the cost of the cheapest off-peak return ticket available on that route today.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2023
“After I landed, I threw the return ticket away,” recalls Stevens, a retired publicist from Philadelphia.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 26, 2023
Davon Hill put his faith in James to break the record Tuesday, flying from his hometown of Atlanta to L.A. the morning of the game with a return ticket leaving at about 1 a.m.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 8, 2023
He could sell the stones and buy a return ticket.
From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho
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