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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But the Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index, released on March 31, shows fewer Americans are planning big-ticket purchases over the next six months, a sign some households could be feeling the effects of higher fuel costs.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
As confidence craters further, consumers then cut beyond the discretionary and start holding off on big-ticket purchases, Brusuelas said.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2026
Cameras are rolling on the big-ticket production, about one of Europe’s iconic royal love stories.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 24 Mar. 2026
Masterminded by nonprofit organization War Child and produced by Brian Eno, the album brought together a motley group of big-ticket artists—Radiohead, the Chemical Brothers, the Stone Roses, Paul McCartney—and raised over a million pounds for children caught in the Bosnian war.
—Hannah Jocelyn, Pitchfork, 18 Mar. 2026
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Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
As confidence craters further, consumers then cut beyond the discretionary and start holding off on big-ticket purchases, Brusuelas said.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2026
Cameras are rolling on the big-ticket production, about one of Europe’s iconic royal love stories.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 24 Mar. 2026
Masterminded by nonprofit organization War Child and produced by Brian Eno, the album brought together a motley group of big-ticket artists—Radiohead, the Chemical Brothers, the Stone Roses, Paul McCartney—and raised over a million pounds for children caught in the Bosnian war.
—Hannah Jocelyn, Pitchfork, 18 Mar. 2026
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“Big-ticket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big-ticket. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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