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big-ticket

[big-tik-it] / ˈbɪgˈtɪk ɪt /
ADJECTIVE
expensive
Synonyms
STRONGEST
costly extravagant fancy high lavish overpriced pricey upscale valuable
WEAK
an arm and a leg at a premium dear excessive exorbitant highway robbery holdup immoderate inordinate invaluable out of sight plush posh pretty penny rich ritzy sky-high steep stiff swank too high uneconomical unreasonable
Antonyms
STRONGEST
economical reasonable unimportant worthless
WEAK
cheap inexpensive low-priced moderate

Example Sentences

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Just three months ago, Wall Street was hoping the Fed would cut borrowing costs a few times this year to drive down interest rates on mortgages, car loans and other big-ticket items.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

Other potential big-ticket items include the jet-engine-size gas turbines used to drive the LNG trains’ compressors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

The main difference between those figures has to do with the treatment of spending on big-ticket items like data centers and equipment, called capital expenditures, or capex.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

If you’re buying big-ticket items, such as expensive clothes or bags, ask for a value-added-tax refund form.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

“A sled’s a big-ticket item. It ain’t no can of green peas. Whatcha got?”

From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer