big-ticket

[big-tik-it]

adjective

1. costing a great deal; expensive.

   fur coats and other big-ticket items.

big-ticket

adjective

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of big-ticket¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

“Havana” was his seventh and final big-screen collaboration with Pollack — a big-ticket “Casablana”-style romance that opened during a crowded holiday season, pitting it against “Hamlet” and “Godfather III,” among others.

From Los Angeles Times

No kidding: On Friday, Lubeck appeared to be sold out of every big-ticket ring she had been offering on her website, though a handful of sub-$20,000 designs were still in stock.

From Los Angeles Times

Yet Hollywood is determined to try again with several big-ticket projects now under way.

From BBC

"Cash or big-ticket treats can work in the short term," she says, but they also risk making students think of achievements as "transactional".

From BBC

Gala gave Lane some valuable tough-love advice about the draft of her first novel, which moved Lane to open some doors for Gala at big-ticket magazines.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• costly 
• extravagant 
• fancy 
• high 
• lavish 
• overpriced 
• pricey 
• upscale 
• valuable