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
The city’s push for a fee on high-ticket real estate transactions has been met with resistance on Beacon Hill, where prior petitions sent up by the mayor have died.
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Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
Instead of turning to their Bilt cards for more high-ticket items to reach the minimum spend, though, a lot of users just paid their rent and bought four individual bananas.
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Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
10 Mar. 2026
Create high-ticket offers to attract ideal clients, earn more, and work less.
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Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
Exhibits included in a sprawling fraud case show many of the high-ticket items purchased with public dollars starting in 2020, when prosecutors say dozens of people, many of them U.S. citizens of Somali descent, began defrauding a child nutrition program.
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Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
11 Dec. 2025
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.
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Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
19 Oct. 2025
The retailer’s selective approach and substantial array of high-ticket items may help maintain trust with consumers.
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Star Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Aug. 2025
Another high-ticket item was a Helen Yarmark fur coat at $12,800 that Houston chose for a 2010 outing.
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Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
Instead of turning to their Bilt cards for more high-ticket items to reach the minimum spend, though, a lot of users just paid their rent and bought four individual bananas.
—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
10 Mar. 2026
Create high-ticket offers to attract ideal clients, earn more, and work less.
—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
Exhibits included in a sprawling fraud case show many of the high-ticket items purchased with public dollars starting in 2020, when prosecutors say dozens of people, many of them U.S. citizens of Somali descent, began defrauding a child nutrition program.
—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
11 Dec. 2025
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
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
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
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The administration formally accepted a luxury Boeing 747 jet from Qatar last year to be used as the presidential airplane, despite questions about the ethics and legality of accepting such an expensive gift from a foreign government.
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Ratepayers would be required to pay for that, imposing a new and expensive burden on the people the proposal is intended to help.
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Officials advised people to try conserving as much power as possible when the service was on, use surge protectors for valuable electronics, prepare emergency kits in the event of a fire and keep their refrigerators or freezers closed.
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The authors note apoB is particularly valuable for patients with high triglycerides, insulin resistance or lower LDL-C levels, where traditional cholesterol numbers can be misleading.
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In Europe, older buildings can, however, make air-conditioner installation costly and complicated, often requiring lengthy wait times for fitting.
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Both brands, however, won't disclose spending or prove its return on costly campaigns featuring celebrity endorsements and retro reissues.
Adjective
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Customer Experience Doesn't End at Checkout For premium lifestyle companies, the emotional experience surrounding a purchase can be just as important as the product itself.
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Tom Cruise and David Beckham sat together in premium seats at SoFi Stadium to watch the USA play Paraguay on June 12.
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“High-ticket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high-ticket. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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