Definition of "high-ticket" [high-ticket]

• Informal Very expensive: "developing a boundless appetite for high-ticket travel” ( Eileen Keerdoja). (adjective)

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• "And do the high-ticket stuff first, like creating products, assets, and marketing."
• "Costs for high-ticket items like medical expenses, college and retirement continue to far outpace the rate of inflation."
• "Most of Wynton Marsalis's current projects—including his second album with Willie Nelson, a series of concerts with Eric Clapton, and an upcoming meeting with the brilliant French accordionist Richard Galliano—are high-ticket collaborations."