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10 Language-to-English DictionariesRound-trip ticket
/ˈraʊnd.trɪp ˌtɪk.ɪt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A ticket for a journey to a place and back again to the starting point.
"I would like to purchase a round-trip ticket to Chicago, please." - 2
A transportation fare that covers both the outward and return journey.
"Buying a round-trip ticket is usually much cheaper than purchasing two separate one-way tickets."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of 'round' (from Old French rond, ultimately from Latin rotundus) in the sense of a circuit or circular journey, 'trip' (from Middle English tryppen), and 'ticket' (from Middle French étiquette). The compound phrase emerged in American and British English during the 19th century with the expansion of railways, denoting a single token or document granting travel to a destination and back again.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Round-trip ticket" is said worldwide
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billet aller-retour
Transliteration: bi-yé a-lé re-toor
"Je voudrais acheter un billet aller-retour pour Paris."
Rückfahrkarte
Transliteration: ʁʏkˌfaːɐ̯kaʁtə
"Ich möchte eine Rückfahrkarte nach Berlin kaufen."
biglietto di andata e ritorno
Transliteration: bi-ʎét-to di an-da-ta e ri-tor-no
"Vorrei comprare un biglietto di andata e ritorno per Roma."
billete de ida y vuelta
Transliteration: bi-ˈʝe-te ðe ˈi-ða i ˈvwel-ta
"Quiero comprar un billete de ida y vuelta a Madrid."
bilhete de ida e volta
Transliteration: bi-ˈʎe-tʃi dʒi ˈi-dɐ i ˈvow-tɐ
"Gostaria de comprar um bilhete de ida e volta para Lisboa."
रिटर्न टिकट
Transliteration: ritarn tikat
"मुझे दिल्ली के लिए एक रिटर्न टिकट चाहिए।"
往返票
Transliteration: wǎngfǎn piào
"我想买一张去北京的往返票。"
왕복표
Transliteration: wangbokpyo
"서울행 왕복표 한 장 주세요."
往復切符
Transliteration: ōfuku kippu
"東京までの往復切符を購入したいです。"
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