high-ticket

adjective

high-tick·​et ˈhī-ˈti-kət How to pronounce high-ticket (audio)

Examples of high-ticket in a Sentence

a specialty store selling high-ticket goods to a well-heeled clientele
Recent Examples on the Web
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Richard has a high-ticket, low volume approach to sales and only works with professionals whose propositions are over $1000. Jodie Cook, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024 There's a lot of success to be gained with the high-ticket dropshipping model. Polina Beletskaya, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024 And with the election just a few weeks away, consumers are going to face more distractions that keep them from indulging in high-ticket purchases. Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024 The special counsel accused Hunter Biden of failing to pay $1.4 million in taxes between 2016 and 2019 while spending millions of dollars on drugs, escorts, exotic cars and other high-ticket items. Tom Hals, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024 In this context, Volt has had particular success with merchants selling digital goods and services – online brokers, for example – and with those in high-ticket sectors such as automotive, travel and luxury goods. David Prosser, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024 Although the brand is sold at other retailers globally and in Florida shops, including Atrium, Base and Lulu Couture, Y-3 offers exclusive, high-ticket items like the Ex30, a white leather jacket, and an Armwhole shawl, which looks like a long black cape with three white stripes across the bottom. Miami Staff, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024 In the months leading up to the purchase, multiple reports circulated about the couple nearly closing on several high-ticket homes, but the pair ultimately selected the massive California mansion. Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 13 Dec. 2023 That ensemble is considered one of the event’s high-ticket items, carrying an auction estimate of $60,000 to $80,000. Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of high-ticket was in 1943

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“High-ticket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-ticket. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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