big-ticket
adjective
big-tick·et
ˈbig-ˈti-kət 
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.—
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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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Of note, be advised that the IIHS tends to concentrates its testing efforts on the industry’s best-selling vehicles, which often leaves out big-ticket luxury models at the upper end of the price spectrum and low-production sports cars.
—Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
The curation also has big-ticket items worth the splurge, including this cozy 2-piece set from Sofites.
—Isabel Garcia, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
Slow shopping also allows for more time to save up for big-ticket items.
73% of shoppers are ‘slow shopping’
Slow shopping is already catching on this year as the antidote to spur-of-the-moment buying habits, which experts largely consider many consumers’ Achilles heel.
—Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024
But many Americans are still struggling with big-ticket expenses like child and elder care costs, a forbidding housing market, steep insurance and debt payments and more.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
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Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
The curation also has big-ticket items worth the splurge, including this cozy 2-piece set from Sofites.
—Isabel Garcia, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
Slow shopping also allows for more time to save up for big-ticket items.
73% of shoppers are ‘slow shopping’
Slow shopping is already catching on this year as the antidote to spur-of-the-moment buying habits, which experts largely consider many consumers’ Achilles heel.
—Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024
But many Americans are still struggling with big-ticket expenses like child and elder care costs, a forbidding housing market, steep insurance and debt payments and more.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Big-ticket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big-ticket. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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