big-ticket

adjective

big-tick·​et ˈbig-ˈti-kət How to pronounce big-ticket (audio)
1
: having a high price
the car was a big-ticket item
2
: having great importance or prominence : major
The founders had hoped to address three big-ticket issues: the environment, nuclear weapons, and Middle East peace.David Corn

Examples of big-ticket in a Sentence

with the tough economy, fewer people are likely to be making big-ticket purchases
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These 11 songs represent an evolution of Pulp in both sound and outlook — something that should be inevitable after two and a half decades, but that is too often lacking from later releases by big-ticket outfits. Maura Johnston, Rolling Stone, 6 June 2025 The minerals are an essential part of everything from iPhones and electric vehicles to big-ticket weapons like F-35 fighter jets and missile systems. Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 4 June 2025 Ideally, these tools could be used by savvy consumers to give themselves a little more liquidity while buying big-ticket items within their budget. Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 3 June 2025 These big-ticket ideas rise and fall on salesmanship. Philip Elliott, Time, 2 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for big-ticket

Word History

First Known Use

1933, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of big-ticket was in 1933

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“Big-ticket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big-ticket. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.

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