Advertisement

Advertisement

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


Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of big-ticket1

First recorded in 1940–45
Discover More

Example Sentences

Sales of big-ticket items like cars and homes are up sharply as well.

On the big-ticket items, we are largely at the mercy of the culture.

Not a single legislative compromise has taken shape, especially on the big-ticket issues like the budget and taxes.

The club allowed each member to purchase a big-ticket item that would otherwise have been out of reach.

As a growing number of Chinese make their way into the middle class, a car is often their first big-ticket purchase.

Look here, old pal, theres only one way Ill take this big ticket, and that is that youll drag down your split of the profits.

Our house had a big ticket put up on the gate, and several times ladies and gentlemen came to look at it.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


Bigthabig time