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big-ticket

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big-tickĀ·et (bgtkt)
adj. Informal
Having a high price or cost: big-ticket items such as cars and stereos; a big-ticket government program.
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Adj.1.big-ticket - very expensive; "big-ticket items like cars and furs"; "a big-ticket government program"
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
expensive - high in price or charging high prices; "expensive clothes"; "an expensive shop"
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big-ticket [ˈbɪgˌtɪkɪt] ADJ (US) big-ticket itemcompra f importante


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