big-ticket
Use Big-ticket in a sentence
ɪt adjective
costing a great deal; expensive: fur coats and other big-ticket items.
Origin:
1940–45
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
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Slang Dictionary
big-ticket definition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Example sentences
When consumers face income uncertainty they typically purchase fewer big-ticket durable goods.
So for years to come, many more households will be firmly focused on saving, splashing out only occasionally on a big-ticket item.
The pink fad spread from sleepers and crib sheets to big-ticket items such as strollers, car seats and riding toys.
But a big-ticket, fill-the-rafters speech isn't what's missing in this campaign.
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