Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

big-ticket item

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.27 in modern English

Syllables: big-tick-et item
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An expensive item.

American usage; Slang

Etymology

The term is derived from the idea that the price is high (big).

Usage

American usage
Slang

Inflected Forms

big-ticket items (plural)

Phrases

big ticket

Frequently Paired Words

big ticket

Questions

What does big-ticket item mean?: An expensive item.
Where does big-ticket item come from?: The term is derived from the idea that the price is high (big).

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