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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Zelenskyy has made clear his chief aim is to secure better defenses for Ukraine amid Russia’s constant aerial bombardments of civilian targets like cities, energy infrastructure and hospitals, and his big-ticket item is the American Tomahawk missile.
—Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Given it is a sales market, the focus of any big-ticket premiere is putting wind in the international distribution sails of a show.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2025
One example cited by Powell of the go-go days is the big-ticket item that consumers bought during the pandemic, like a kayak, but who now don’t need a new one.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
The first six months witnessed smaller, mid-market deals, while the third quarter saw the return of big-ticket transactions.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
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Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Given it is a sales market, the focus of any big-ticket premiere is putting wind in the international distribution sails of a show.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2025
One example cited by Powell of the go-go days is the big-ticket item that consumers bought during the pandemic, like a kayak, but who now don’t need a new one.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
The first six months witnessed smaller, mid-market deals, while the third quarter saw the return of big-ticket transactions.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for big-ticket
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“Big-ticket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big-ticket. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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