high-ticket

adjective

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

Examples of high-ticket in a Sentence

a specialty store selling high-ticket goods to a well-heeled clientele
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Instead of the oil-baron excess of Dallas or the leather-and-chrome bravado of contemporary money dramas like Billions, Carter favors seductively austere minimalism and high-ticket abstract art. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 19 Oct. 2025 Entering this season, Houston was about $1.25 million under the first apron but has multiple high-ticket items looming. David Aldridge, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025 Connor owns a high-ticket sales company, while Riches is attending real estate school and building a marketing portfolio. MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Sep. 2025 If mortgage rates decline and housing turnover improves, RH’s high-ticket categories could witness a strong resurgence. Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025 The retailer’s selective approach and substantial array of high-ticket items may help maintain trust with consumers. Star Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025 But just then gunshots ring out, throwing the tent-full of high-ticket dinner patrons diving for cover. Dennis Harvey, Variety, 15 July 2025 Another high-ticket item was a Helen Yarmark fur coat at $12,800 that Houston chose for a 2010 outing. Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019

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 26 Oct. 2025.

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