Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having a high price or cost.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective same as
expensive , but in an absolute sense; -- referring to items of a type which are all expensive, such as automobiles, refrigerators, or large-screen television sets.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
Costly orexpensive ; having ahigh price .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective very expensive
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Examples
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While the U.K. has attracted many big-ticket sovereign wealth funds and quasi-national pension funds from Asia and the Middle East over the past 12 months, the rest of Europe has been dominated by domestic institutions and property companies.
Heavy Weather Darren Lazarus 2011
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The increase in overall credit comes at a time when U.S. consumers have been ramping up their purchases of big-ticket items such as new cars, encouraged by extremely low rates on financing.
Consumers Ratchet Up Borrowing Sudeep Reddy 2011
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Stoudemire does not like playing center, and he praised the work of current center Ronny Turiaf, whose $4 million salary will also likely have to be moved before adding a big-ticket free agent.
Knicks Targeting Another Big Name Kevin Clark 2011
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Japanese players in the big-ticket global market for civilian nuclear power projects, such as Hitachi Ltd., will also likely welcome the agreement.
Japan, India Sign Free-Trade Pact Andrew Monahan 2011
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U.S. businesses stepped up investment last month even as overall orders for big-ticket items such as cars and aircraft dropped.
What's News 2011
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Businesses are stepping up investment, even as their overall orders for big-ticket items such as automobiles and aircraft dropped last month, new data show.
Business Orders, Home Sales Tick Up Josh Mitchell 2011
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Some borrowers are using personal loans for big-ticket items, such as paying for a wedding or home repairs, or to help children get settled after college.
Personal Loans Come Back Ruth Simon 2012
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Traditionally, the Army and other services have invested heavily in big-ticket weapons programs that often cost billions to develop and a decade or more to put in service.
Army Aims to Save by 'Buying Less, More Often' David Kesmodel 2011
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He said part of his offensive progress can be attributed to the fact that his teammates are learning his tendencies, this after he had an abbreviated preseason and training camp with the team after coming over as a big-ticket free agent from the NBA champion Dallas Mavericks in December.
The Unlikely Scoring Threat Kevin Clark 2012
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Just because you're retired doesn't mean you can stop saving; this particular program explains how to budget for big-ticket items in later life.
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