as in expensive
commanding a large price
a specialty store selling high-ticket goods to a well-heeled clientele
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Recent Examples of high-ticket
Connor owns a high-ticket sales company, while Riches is attending real estate school and building a marketing portfolio.
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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
Sure, some high-ticket items may have gone back to their original prices, but there are still plenty of products on sale that are still worth adding to your cart.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 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
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
Sure, some high-ticket items may have gone back to their original prices, but there are still plenty of products on sale that are still worth adding to your cart.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for high-ticket
Adjective
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What helped make desktop inkjets practical was the introduction of the very same cartridges that made ink so expensive.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
30 Sep. 2025
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Kinethreads demonstrates that high-quality haptics no longer need to be locked behind expensive, rigid exoskeletons.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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This setup allowed wearers to walk freely while receiving stabilization at the hips and knees, a valuable aid for rehabilitation.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Sep. 2025
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At a dense 1,000 pages over two volumes, Jacke and Toensmeier’s books, while being extremely valuable, are perhaps not the best introductory texts.—
Catherine Habgood
September 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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There must be consequences for a player whose mistakes are so costly.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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But with officials attributing nearly 90% of waterway pollution to encampments, the city also had to reduce the impacts from the unhoused population as part of its permit, which proved a costly endeavor last year.—
Devan Patel,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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That haul includes grosses from advance fan-first screenings on Tuesday, which played premium large-format auditoriums.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
27 Sep. 2025
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Doubled monthly payments The premium tax credits cut Lester Johnson's monthly payments in half.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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“High-ticket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high-ticket. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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