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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with the tough economy, fewer people are likely to be making big-ticket purchases
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To prove the point, Poland are absent from the section of their website that gathers all of their big-ticket clients together (Barcelona, PSG, France, England, USA), suggesting this was something of an afterthought.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 29 June 2025
Corporates have been big-ticket investors in AI’s biggest names over the last couple years, a trend that doesn’t appear to be going anywhere to judge by moves like Microsoft’s blockbuster investment into OpenAI and Alphabet’s double-down on Waymo.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 25 June 2025
When the dream becomes a reality, there are obvious big-ticket budget items to consider first— things like foundation and framing, roofing, windows and doors, drywall, flooring, cabinetry, and electrical.
—Elizabeth Hutchison Hicklin, Southern Living, 24 June 2025
But purchases for other big-ticket items like cars and appliances held strong.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 24 June 2025
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Steve Madeley, New York Times, 29 June 2025
Corporates have been big-ticket investors in AI’s biggest names over the last couple years, a trend that doesn’t appear to be going anywhere to judge by moves like Microsoft’s blockbuster investment into OpenAI and Alphabet’s double-down on Waymo.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 25 June 2025
When the dream becomes a reality, there are obvious big-ticket budget items to consider first— things like foundation and framing, roofing, windows and doors, drywall, flooring, cabinetry, and electrical.
—Elizabeth Hutchison Hicklin, Southern Living, 24 June 2025
But purchases for other big-ticket items like cars and appliances held strong.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 24 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for big-ticket
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“Big-ticket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big-ticket. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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