big-ticket item

noun

An expensive item.

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Meanings

nounbig-ticket item (plural big-ticket items)

plural big-ticket items

  1. USfigurativelyslangAn expensive item.

Origin

The term is derived from the idea that the price is high (big).

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APA

big-ticket item. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/big-ticket%20item

MLA

“big-ticket item.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/big-ticket%20item. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “big-ticket item,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/big-ticket%20item.

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