big-ticket
adjective
big-tick·et
ˈbig-ˈti-kət 
1
: having a high price
the car was a big-ticket item
2
: having great importance or prominence : major
The founders had hoped to address three big-ticket issues: the environment, nuclear weapons, and Middle East peace.—
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with the tough economy, fewer people are likely to be making big-ticket purchases
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Traditionally, big-ticket donors were held apart from campus politics, but that boundary has eroded.
—Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
Spending on goods — particularly autos and other big-ticket items — dropped off the most, Friday’s data showed.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
In other economic news Thursday, orders for long-lasting goods such as aircraft, appliances and computers unexpectedly jumped 3.1% in January, a potential sign of attempts to make big-ticket purchases ahead of an acceleration in tariffs.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2025
The International Concours of Elegance (I.C.E.) in St. Moritz is a big-ticket event attracts some of the most beautiful and rarest cars in the world to a frozen Lake St. Moritz, and the Trident used the opportunity for its unveiling.
—Kristin Shaw, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
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Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
Spending on goods — particularly autos and other big-ticket items — dropped off the most, Friday’s data showed.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
In other economic news Thursday, orders for long-lasting goods such as aircraft, appliances and computers unexpectedly jumped 3.1% in January, a potential sign of attempts to make big-ticket purchases ahead of an acceleration in tariffs.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2025
The International Concours of Elegance (I.C.E.) in St. Moritz is a big-ticket event attracts some of the most beautiful and rarest cars in the world to a frozen Lake St. Moritz, and the Trident used the opportunity for its unveiling.
—Kristin Shaw, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Big-ticket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big-ticket. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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