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ADJECTIVE
  1. very expensive
    big-ticket items like cars and furs
    a big-ticket government program

How To Use big-ticket In A Sentence

  • Stoudemire does not like playing center, and he praised the work of current center Ronny Turiaf, whose $4 million salary will also likely have to be moved before adding a big-ticket free agent. Knicks Targeting Another Big Name
  • It was the only painting stolen from the PMA that day and wasn't necessarily a big-ticket item.
  • This channel is especially attractive for companies marketing big-ticket, infrequent purchases, like cars or a house, Fecko says.
  • YOU can buy big-ticket beauty items for bargain prices if you shop online and not at store counters. The Sun
  • This is especially important today as consumers keep a weary eye on the sluggish economy before buying big-ticket items.
  • Retail sales remain relatively strong, particularly for big-ticket items like cars.
  • Shoppers mulling big-ticket purchases will think again as they fret about their jobs. Times, Sunday Times
  • The statements also force government bodies to note costs to maintain or replace big-ticket items such as vehicles, computers and buildings.
  • But in the big-ticket areas of the market, such as impressionist and contemporary art, its sales fall short of its rivals. Bonhams Looks to Asia
  • In the four years that Ann and Slate have been producing the list, it has become the definitive index of big-ticket American philanthropy.
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