Round-Trip Ticket: Definition, Examples & Usage

Meaning 1：return ticket (round-trip ticket)

round-trip ticket 🔊

/ˈraʊnd trɪp ˈtɪkɪt/

A ticket that lets you go to a place and come back on the same airline or train company.

Round-trip ticket held by traveler at airport security

return ticket 🔊

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/rɪˈtɜːrn ˈtɪkɪt/

A round-trip ticket is a ticket purchased for travel to a destination and back to the point of origin, typically on the same route or with the same carrier.

📁 Category：Transportation & Travel 🔖 Level：intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From 'round' (circular) + 'trip' (journey), combined with 'ticket' (a voucher).

💡 Mnemonic

Imagine a circle: you go out and come back, like a boomerang.

📖 Example

To save money for our family trip to Shanghai Disneyland, my dad booked round-trip tickets two months in advance. 🔊 To save money for our family trip to Shanghai Disneyland, my dad booked round-trip tickets two months in advance.

🔗 Collocations

book a round-trip ticket – to reserve a return ticket

purchase a round-trip ticket – to buy a return ticket

round-trip fare – the price of a return journey

🔄 Synonyms

return ticket (n.) – a ticket for a journey to a place and back again

two-way ticket (n.) – a ticket allowing travel to a destination and back

round trip (n.) – a journey to a place and back again

🚫 Antonyms

one-way ticket (n.) – a ticket for travel in only one direction

single ticket (n.) – a ticket for a one-way journey

📖 Cultural Story

Originating in the 19th century with the rise of railways, round-trip tickets offered a discount for buying a return journey, encouraging longer travel distances.