big-ticket

big–ticket

adjective

Definition of BIG-TICKET

commanding a large price <with the tough economy, fewer people are likely to be making big-ticket purchases>

Synonyms big-ticket, dear, expensive, extravagant, high, high-end, high-ticket, precious, premium, priceless, pricey (also pricy), spendy [chiefly Northwest], ultraexpensive, valuable

Related Words exorbitant, overpriced, prohibitive, sky-high, steep, stiff, unaffordable, uneconomic (or uneconomical), unreasonable; inestimable, invaluable; deluxe, luxurious, sumptuous

Near Antonyms moderate, reasonable; valueless, worthless; discounted

Antonyms cheap, inexpensive

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