as in expensive
commanding a large price
with the tough economy, fewer people are likely to be making big-ticket purchases
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Recent Examples of big-ticket
Not only are big-ticket items significantly marked down, but everyday essentials are now even more accessible than ever.
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Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 17 Jan. 2026
This weekend is a great time to save on big-ticket purchases like electronics.
—Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 17 Jan. 2026
According to Bellinger, big-ticket items that pros usually buy in bulk — such as lumber, building materials, concrete, and even appliances — are lower margin products.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2026
While the data center could potentially be a major funding source for other city programs, some city officials also warned that residents have been burned by similar big-ticket proposals before, anticipating some disappointment if the data center does not prove a boost to local economies.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 14 Jan. 2026
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Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 17 Jan. 2026
This weekend is a great time to save on big-ticket purchases like electronics.
—Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 17 Jan. 2026
According to Bellinger, big-ticket items that pros usually buy in bulk — such as lumber, building materials, concrete, and even appliances — are lower margin products.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2026
While the data center could potentially be a major funding source for other city programs, some city officials also warned that residents have been burned by similar big-ticket proposals before, anticipating some disappointment if the data center does not prove a boost to local economies.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 14 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for big-ticket
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Flights, hotels and cruises are often more expensive around holidays, when demand is high.—
Natalie B. Compton The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
1 Feb. 2026
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Exploration calls as pleasure-seeking Venus forms a quincunx to jovial Jupiter, activating your 9th House of Learning with a nudge to adjust expensive plans.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Jan. 2026
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The organization will have to hope Michkov learned a valuable lesson and comes to training camp in shape and ready to go from Day 1 next season.—
Kevin Kurz,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Once public, OpenAI’s compensation packages may also become less attractive in some ways; new hires would receive stock options rather than pre-IPO equity, and those options may or may not prove valuable depending on the company’s post-IPO performance and stock price trajectory.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
30 Jan. 2026
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Limited-production, handmade cars can demand a lot of costly attention when fixes are in order, and in this respect, an Alvis is no different from a Rolls-Royce or Bentley of the era.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
30 Jan. 2026
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The costly giveaway led to a fast break by his former roommate at Duke.—
Mike Curtis,
Dallas Morning News,
30 Jan. 2026
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MacBooks have a reputation for being premium machines — and for a very good reason.—
Keumars Afifi-Sabet,
Space.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Doing that helps to boost overall spending levels as high-end consumers continue to thrive, a tactic that leads to both rising fee revenue from premium cards and lower loan defaults, executives said.—
Hugh Son,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Big-ticket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/big-ticket. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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