HIGH-TICKET Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

high-ticket

adjective

ˈhī-ˈti-kət

Definition of high-ticket

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 By 2025 and 2026, the category had expanded into multi-modality pods and high-ticket loungers. — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026 Sure, some high-ticket items may have gone back to their original prices, but there are still plenty of home, fashion, bedding, cleaning, gardening, and organizational items on sale that are still worth adding to your cart. — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 June 2026 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. — 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 See All Example Sentences for high-ticket

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Adjective

Several owners explored plans to preserve and restore the historic ship, but maintaining the aging vessel became increasingly expensive.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 12 Nov. 2026
The problem is that delivery apps like DoorDash and Uber Eats take a massive 15 percent to 30 percent cut on every order, largely because paying human drivers is expensive.

— Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of expensive

Adjective

Researchers in Germany are testing two processes to recover valuable metals from old magnets, including a method that uses ammonium chloride instead of conventional hydrochloric acid.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
An outright ban on the use of the technology would remove a valuable tool only because some departments have used it carelessly.

— Edward Longe, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of valuable

Adjective

The transition from a premium luxury niche to mass-market accessibility is officially underway.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Nov. 2026
First-business and premium-class economy seats are now a money maker for airlines, even though airfares have also increased, according to recent airlines earnings statements and industry experts.

— Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of premium

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