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- US Pronunciation
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- [big tik-it]
- /bɪg ˈtɪk ɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [big tik-it]
- /bɪg ˈtɪk ɪt/
Definition of big ticket words
- adjective big ticket costing a great deal; expensive: fur coats and other big-ticket items. 1
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Origin of big ticket
First appearance:
before 1940 One of the 7% newest English words
First recorded in 1940-45
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Parts of speech for Big ticket
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
big ticket popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
big ticket usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for big ticket
adj big ticket
- costly — If you say that something is costly, you mean that it costs a lot of money, often more than you would want to pay.
- fancy — imagination or fantasy, especially as exercised in a capricious manner.
- high — having a great or considerable extent or reach upward or vertically; lofty; tall: a high wall.
- lavish — expended, bestowed, or occurring in profusion: lavish spending.
- valuable — having considerable monetary worth; costing or bringing a high price: a valuable painting; a valuable crop.
Antonyms for big ticket
adj big ticket
- worthless — without worth; of no use, importance, or value; good-for-nothing: a worthless person; a worthless contract.
- unimportant — of much or great significance or consequence: an important event in world history.
- inexpensive — not expensive; not high in price; costing little.
- low-priced — selling at a low price; inexpensive; cheap.
- reasonable — agreeable to reason or sound judgment; logical: a reasonable choice for chairman.
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