low-ticket

[ loh-tik-it ]

adjective

, Informal.

1. having a relatively low price:

   a growing market for low-ticket items.

Example Sentences

He had been going for a low-ticket item — a lot containing manuscript copies of letters by George Washington and George Cabot — but was edged out by a telephone bid of $1,500.

From New York Times

Specifically, it knows that on Jan. 24, 2004, I spent $46 on "low-ticket gifts and merchandise" and that on Oct.

From Time

The second problem is that the staple sale—a cup of coffee—is basically a low-ticket item, with the average check between $2.50 and $4.

From BusinessWeek

At hospitals, billing clerks discreetly boost the prices of low-ticket items, charging, say, $4.15 for an aspirin that costs 11 cents.

From Time Magazine Archive

Retail outlets are far more likely to assign women to sell low-ticket items such as greeting cards and candy, while men are trained to sell high-priced goods like major appliances, often on commission.

From Time Magazine Archive