big-ticket

big-tick·et

(bĭg′tĭk′ĭt)

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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big-ticket

adj

(of retail goods) belonging to the most expensive and prestigious class

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big′-tick′et

adj.

costly; expensive.

[1940–45]

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

big-ticket - very expensive; "big-ticket items like cars and furs"; "a big-ticket government program" high-ticket 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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Translations

big-ticket

[ˈbɪgˌtɪkɪt] ADJ (US) big-ticket item → compra f importante

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