big-ticket

Example Sentences

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Home sales in 2025 were likely once again the worst in roughly three decades, brought about by high buying costs and hesitance to make big-ticket purchases.

From Barron's

The subsidies designed to encourage spending will apply to certain big-ticket items including refrigerators, televisions, washing machines, automobiles and computers.

From Barron's

The implications for big-ticket spending are more sobering.

From Barron's

Other spending, especially in the second quarter, simply resulted from Americans speeding up purchases of new cars and other big-ticket items before higher prices tied to U.S. tariffs kicked in.

From MarketWatch

Other spending, especially in the second quarter, simply resulted from Americans speeding up purchases of new cars and other big-ticket items before higher prices tied to U.S. tariffs kicked in.

From MarketWatch