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View synonyms for big-ticket

big-ticket

[ big-tik-it ]

adjective

  1. costing a great deal; expensive:

    fur coats and other big-ticket items.



big-ticket

adjective

  1. prenominal (of retail goods) belonging to the most expensive and prestigious class
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of big-ticket1

First recorded in 1940–45
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Example Sentences

California’s tax credit program has more limitations on qualifying expenses — excluding big-ticket items such as star and director salaries — and is more complicated.

Luxury brands are also falling out of favor in China, as shoppers have pulled back on big-ticket purchases.

Along with big-ticket acquisitions, his bid to modernise the group with a sharp focus on IT has served the group well over the years.

From BBC

Ultimately, however, they wouldn’t have the problems they have now if their big-ticket expenditures performed as expected.

It's not just the big-ticket "distractions" like having a job that infuriates them, either.

From Salon

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