return ticket
noun
British
: a ticket that allows a person to travel to one place and then return back to the place he or she left
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Beginning January 8, 2025, citizens of countries like Canada—who previously needed nothing more than a valid passport and perhaps a return ticket—will be required to complete this additional step before boarding their flight, train, or ferry to Britain.
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Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
But the Recording Academy could well give one-time album-of-the-year winner Kacey Musgraves a return ticket; her determinedly quiet effort has continued to attract applause for her willingness to keep following her mellow arrow.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
Leaving home with no return ticket for the first time, writer J.R. Patterson learns to value the journey over the destination.
—Jackie Caradonio, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 June 2023
To take advantage of this option, travelers must have a valid passport and an onward or return ticket.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2024
How a Motorcycle Trip Through the Americas Turned Into a Lesson on Humility Leaving home with no return ticket for the first time, writer J.R. Patterson learns to value the journey over the destination.
—Jackie Caradonio, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 June 2023
Jeymi had concerns, though, particularly with the fact that Kris hadn't booked a return ticket to Colombia.
—Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2023
But when Jones changed his mind and returned to the English camp, all Roe could offer him was a return ticket to England and a trial for desertion.
—Balaji Ravichandran, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2023
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Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
But the Recording Academy could well give one-time album-of-the-year winner Kacey Musgraves a return ticket; her determinedly quiet effort has continued to attract applause for her willingness to keep following her mellow arrow.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
Leaving home with no return ticket for the first time, writer J.R. Patterson learns to value the journey over the destination.
—Jackie Caradonio, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 June 2023
To take advantage of this option, travelers must have a valid passport and an onward or return ticket.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2024
How a Motorcycle Trip Through the Americas Turned Into a Lesson on Humility Leaving home with no return ticket for the first time, writer J.R. Patterson learns to value the journey over the destination.
—Jackie Caradonio, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 June 2023
Jeymi had concerns, though, particularly with the fact that Kris hadn't booked a return ticket to Colombia.
—Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2023
But when Jones changed his mind and returned to the English camp, all Roe could offer him was a return ticket to England and a trial for desertion.
—Balaji Ravichandran, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2023
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“Return ticket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/return%20ticket. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.
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