big ticket

big-tick·et

[big-tik-it]
adjective
costing a great deal; expensive: fur coats and other big-ticket items.

Origin:
1940–45

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big-ticket
 
adj
(prenominal) (of retail goods) belonging to the most expensive and prestigious class

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big-ticket definition


  1. mod.
    having to do with something expensive. : In a survey taken last month, heads of families said they were unwilling to put big-ticket items at the bottom of their shopping lists.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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