high-ticket

adjective

high-tick·​et ˈhī-ˈti-kət How to pronounce high-ticket (audio)

Examples of high-ticket in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In this context, Volt has had particular success with merchants selling digital goods and services – online brokers, for example – and with those in high-ticket sectors such as automotive, travel and luxury goods. David Prosser, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024 Although the brand is sold at other retailers globally and in Florida shops, including Atrium, Base and Lulu Couture, Y-3 offers exclusive, high-ticket items like the Ex30, a white leather jacket, and an Armwhole shawl, which looks like a long black cape with three white stripes across the bottom. Miami Staff, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024 In the months leading up to the purchase, multiple reports circulated about the couple nearly closing on several high-ticket homes, but the pair ultimately selected the massive California mansion. Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 13 Dec. 2023 That ensemble is considered one of the event’s high-ticket items, carrying an auction estimate of $60,000 to $80,000. Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2023 The holiday season is a time to snag some high-ticket items for a bargain prices, but even the biggest discounts can cause debt if not careful. Jasmine Browley, Essence, 30 Nov. 2023 Major retailers say their customers over the last three months have pulled back from high-ticket purchases, focused on essentials and held out for deals — a shift that industry executives and observers expect to persist into the busiest shopping period of the year. Tory Newmyer, Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2023 The event is known for offering high-ticket one-of-a-kind creations put forth by nearly every major watchmaker in the industry. Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2023 The second slide showed the impressive length of the dress’ train as Cardi posed on the steps of her house with the gauzy fabric spilling down in front of her, followed by several more fashion shots and the final pic spotlighting the array of high-ticket Hermes bags Offset gifted her. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of high-ticket was in 1943

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“High-ticket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-ticket. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.

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