round-trip ticket

Thân thiện

A traveler purchases a round-trip ticket at the train station counter.

Definition

Noun: A ticket for a journey to a destination and back again to the starting point, typically following the same route.

Usage

A "round-trip ticket" is purchased for a single outbound journey and a single return journey. It is often cheaper than buying two separate one-way tickets. This term is most commonly used in the context of air, rail, or bus travel.

Examples

• I need to buy a round-trip ticket from New York to London.
• The price of a round-trip ticket includes both the departure and return flights.
• She saved money by purchasing a round-trip ticket instead of two one-way fares.

Advanced Usage

• The term can be used attributively (like an adjective) before another noun.
  • What is the round-trip ticket price?
  • They offer a discount on round-trip ticket purchases.

Variants and Related Words

• Return ticket: (Chiefly British English) A direct synonym for "round-trip ticket."
• One-way ticket: (Noun) A ticket for a journey to a destination without any included return.
• Round trip: (Noun) The journey to a place and back again.
  • The round trip took eight hours.

Synonyms

• Return ticket
• Return fare

Antonyms

• One-way ticket
• Single ticket

Học thuật

Noun

1. a ticket to a place and back (usually over the same route)

Từ đồng nghĩa

• return ticket