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.—
David Corn
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with the tough economy, fewer people are likely to be making big-ticket purchases
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The series will have a big-ticket soundtrack.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
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—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
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Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
That means condo associations must eventually make big-ticket repairs, and unit owners will have to pay for them.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
That reputation had taken hold by 2020, when Colvin publicly pledged a $200 million donation to a local Goodwill chapter in Arizona, one in a long list of unfulfilled big-ticket promises.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Now’s the time to invest in big-ticket hair tools, like the Dyson Airstrait Straightener and the Shark SpeedStyle Pro Flex Hair Dryer,, which are likely to fly off shelves during October Prime Day.
—Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 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 2 Oct. 2025.
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