big-ticket

Example Sentences

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If you’re buying big-ticket items, such as expensive clothes or bags, ask for a value-added-tax refund form.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

The positive impact of lower mortgage rates can be overshadowed by uncertainty as buyers postpone big-ticket purchases.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

Even so, it has been clear for many years that the likely cost of just one big-ticket item — healthcare — dwarfs what most people have salted away for retirement.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 13, 2026

The drop continues a slide booked at the end of last year and suggests buyers in the eurozone’s second-largest economy remain cautious about splashing out on big-ticket items like new cars.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

“A sled’s a big-ticket item. It ain’t no can of green peas. Whatcha got?”

From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer