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adjective
Date: 1945
having a high price <the car was a big-ticket item>
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big-ticket — ˌbig ˈticket adjective [only before a noun] informal expensive: • Are they low value, high volume products, or single, big ticket items? * * * big ticket UK US /ˈbɪgˌtɪkɪt/ adjective [before noun] ► COMMERCE used to describe things that cost a… … Financial and business terms
big-ticket — ig ticket adj. prenom. same as {expensive}, but in an absolute sense; referring to items of a type which are all expensive, such as automobiles, refrigerators, or large screen television sets. The roaring stock market led to an increase in the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
big ticket — adj [only before noun] AmE informal expensive ▪ big ticket items such as cars or jewelry … Dictionary of contemporary English
big-ticket — big ,ticket adjective INFORMAL expensive: We just can t afford the big ticket items right now … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
big-ticket — /big tik it/, adj. costing a great deal; expensive: fur coats and other big ticket items. [1940 45] * * * … Universalium
big-ticket — ☆ big ticket [big′tik′it ] adj. Informal having a high price … English World dictionary
big-ticket — adjective very expensive (Freq. 1) big ticket items like cars and furs a big ticket government program • Syn: ↑high ticket • Similar to: ↑expensive • Usage Domain: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Big ticket — You may be looking for: *Big ticket item, an item that has high price compared to other items in a store *Big Ticket Entertainment, a production company … Wikipedia
big-ticket — adjective Costly or expensive; having a high price. Doing careful research before purchasing big ticket items such as electronics, appliances, and automobiles can ensure that an investment lasts for many years. See Also: big ticket item … Wiktionary
big-ticket — ADJ: ADJ n If you describe something as a big ticket item, you mean that it costs a lot of money. [mainly AM] A home is a big ticket item … English dictionary
big-ticket — mod. having to do with something expensive. □ Will the government cut back on the big ticket programs? □ In a survey taken last month, heads of families said they were unwilling to put big ticket items at the bottom of their shopping lists … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
