high-ticket
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Very expensive; involving a high price or cost: Used to describe items, products, services, or programs that require a large amount of money to purchase or implement.
Usage
- The adjective "high-ticket" is used attributively, meaning it typically comes before a noun to describe it (e.g., a high-ticket item). It is a compound adjective.
- It is often used in business, retail, and economic contexts to categorize costly goods or significant financial investments.
Examples
- Adjective:
- The store specializes in high-ticket luxury goods.
- Buying a house is usually the most high-ticket purchase a person will make.
- The company's new research initiative is a high-ticket project requiring substantial funding.
Advanced Usage
- "high-ticket item": A common collocation referring to a single product or service that is very costly.
- Jewelry and designer watches are classic high-ticket items.
- The term can be used metaphorically to describe something that requires a significant investment of resources (time, effort, etc.), though its primary meaning is financial.
- Earning that professional certification is a high-ticket endeavor in terms of time and study.
Variants and Related Words
- Big-ticket (adj): A direct synonym, meaning very expensive. Often used interchangeably with "high-ticket."
- The defense budget includes several big-ticket items.
- Luxury (adj/n): Of high quality and price. While "luxury" implies quality and desirability, "high-ticket" focuses specifically on the high cost.
- Costly (adj): Involving great cost. "Costly" is more general, while "high-ticket" is often used in commercial contexts.
Synonyms
- Expensive
- Costly
- Pricey
- Dear (chiefly British English)
Antonyms
- Low-cost
- Inexpensive
- Cheap
- Budget (as in )
Adjective
- very expensive
- big-ticket items like cars and furs
- a big-ticket government program