Phrase guide

one-way ticket

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A ticket granting permission to travel to a place but not return.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: lifestyle, tourism, transport, travel

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

A course of action from which there is no return.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively

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History

Etymology

From one-way + ticket.

Across languages

Translations

38 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: միակողմանի տոմս (miakoġmani toms) — a ticket granting permission to travel to a place but not back
  • Bulgarian: еднопосочен билет (ednoposočen bilet) — a ticket granting permission to travel to a place but not back
  • Chinese Mandarin: 單程票 /单程票 (dānchéngpiào) — a ticket granting permission to travel to a place but not back
  • Danish: enkeltbillet — a ticket granting permission to travel to a place but not back
  • Dutch: enkeltje — a ticket granting permission to travel to a place but not back
  • Dutch: enkele reis (vervoersbewijs) — a ticket granting permission to travel to a place but not back
  • Estonian: üheotsapilet — a ticket granting permission to travel to a place but not back
  • Finnish: menolippu — a ticket granting permission to travel to a place but not back
  • Finnish: yksisuuntainen lippu — a ticket granting permission to travel to a place but not back
  • French: billet aller simple — a ticket granting permission to travel to a place but not back
  • German: einfache Fahrkarte — a ticket granting permission to travel to a place but not back
  • German: Einzelfahrschein — a ticket granting permission to travel to a place but not back
  • Greek: απλό εισιτήριο (apló eisitírio) — a ticket granting permission to travel to a place but not back
  • Hungarian: egyszeri útra — a ticket granting permission to travel to a place but not back
  • Hungarian: utazásra szóló — a ticket granting permission to travel to a place but not back
  • Hungarian: érvényesjegy (menet) — a ticket granting permission to travel to a place but not back
  • Hungarian: csak odaútra — a ticket granting permission to travel to a place but not back
  • Hungarian: odautazásra szólójegy (menet) — a ticket granting permission to travel to a place but not back
  • Icelandic: aðra leið (farmiða) — a ticket granting permission to travel to a place but not back
  • Italian: biglietto di solo andata — a ticket granting permission to travel to a place but not back
  • Japanese: 片道切符 (katamichi kippu) — a ticket granting permission to travel to a place but not back
  • Japanese: 片道 (katamichi) — a ticket granting permission to travel to a place but not back
  • Korean: 편도 승차권 (pyeondo seungchagwon) — a ticket granting permission to travel to a place but not back
  • Korean: 편도 (pyeondo) — a ticket granting permission to travel to a place but not back
  • Polish: bilet jednorazowy — a ticket granting permission to travel to a place but not back
  • Polish: bilet jednostronny — a ticket granting permission to travel to a place but not back
  • Polish: bilet w jedną stronę — a ticket granting permission to travel to a place but not back
  • Portuguese: passagem só de ida — a ticket granting permission to travel to a place but not back
  • Portuguese: bilhete só de ida — a ticket granting permission to travel to a place but not back
  • Portuguese: passagem sem volta — a ticket granting permission to travel to a place but not back
  • Portuguese: passagem sem retorno — a ticket granting permission to travel to a place but not back
  • Portuguese: bilhete sem volta — a ticket granting permission to travel to a place but not back
  • Romanian: bilet doar dus — a ticket granting permission to travel to a place but not back
  • Russian: биле́т в оди́н коне́ц (bilét v odín konéc) — a ticket granting permission to travel to a place but not back
  • Spanish: billete sencillo — a ticket granting permission to travel to a place but not back
  • Swedish: enkel biljett — a ticket granting permission to travel to a place but not back
  • Swedish: enkelbiljett — a ticket granting permission to travel to a place but not back
  • Volapük: biliet moik — a ticket granting permission to travel to a place but not back