big-ticket

Example Sentences

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Just three months ago, Wall Street was hoping the Fed would cut borrowing costs a few times this year to drive down interest rates on mortgages, car loans and other big-ticket items.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

Investment-banking fees jumped 48% from a year earlier to $2.84 billion, thanks to meaningfully higher revenue from both advisory work—where bankers guide clients on big-ticket deals such as mergers and acquisitions—and equity underwriting.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

Other potential big-ticket items include the jet-engine-size gas turbines used to drive the LNG trains’ compressors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

They are less likely to buy big-ticket items like cars that are suddenly pricier to use, and could be more expensive due to increased logistics and transportation costs.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 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