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

Synonyms of big-ticket

• expensive
• valuable
• costly
• premium

Examples of big-ticket in a Sentence

with the tough economy, fewer people are likely to be making big-ticket purchases

Recent Examples on the Web

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Oweh was the big-ticket signing, with a four-year, $96 million contract. —Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026

The big-ticket event is an example of just how far removed from reality Pressley and AOC really are. —Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 23 Apr. 2026

Meanwhile, auto sales declined from a year earlier, signaling that consumers remained cautious with big-ticket consumption amid recent swings in oil prices, Zhang added. —Anniek Bao, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1933, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for big-ticket

• chicot
• cricket
• picket
• picot
• thicket
• ticket
• wicket