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high-ticket

American  
[hahy-tik-it] / ˈhaɪˈtɪk ɪt /

adjective

Informal.
  1. big-ticket.


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Stocks such as Harley haven’t recovered as much as others since April’s market lows, kept down by affordability worries—buying a high-ticket item in a time of dogged inflation and higher interest rates.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2025

“People have been burned by high-ticket experiences with food incorporated in the past, in which it has maybe not been an equal character in the show,” Bamberg-Johnson says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2025

Another high-ticket item was a beehive hairpiece worn by British singer Amy Winehouse for a 2007 music video You Know I'm No Good, from her last album Back To Black.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2023

In contrast, the high-ticket productions on Broadway more often than not aim to cosset.

From New York Times ● Apr. 25, 2019

Designer resale sites like the Real Real and Grailed, which launched in 2011 and 2014 respectively, have made it easier to get a return on the high-ticket items that you splurged on.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 4, 2019

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