| 单词 | big ticket |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbig ticket big ticket n. (a) U.S. Navy slang an honourable discharge (cf. ticket n.1 6a); now rare; (b) colloquial (originally U.S.) used attributively of merchandise that is highly priced or whose purchase would constitute a major expense; esp. as big-ticket item: see ticket n.1 2c. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > monetary value > price > high price or rate > [adjective] > dear or expensive dear1044 costful1340 costious1340 costlewa1387 costlya1400 costy?c1430 prized1500 high1542 high-priced1591 expenseful1605 chary1610 expensivea1661 salt1710 dearthful1786 big ticket1906 pricey1932 exclusive1942 up-market1972 1906 T. Beyer Amer. Battleship in Comm. i. iii. 83 Big ticket, an honorable discharge. 1941 Los Angeles Times 20 Apr. (This Week Mag.) 17/1 We each had something better than two years to do, while Wally only had three months before he'd get his big ticket. 1956 Business Week 8 Sept. 27/2 Charge account credit seems more liberal than ever—except for big-ticket items such as appliances. 1967 Economist 7 Jan. 64/1 ‘Big ticket’ items, carpets, bedding, furniture and other consumer durables, which did so very badly before Christmas are selling quite well at cut prices. 1975 U.S. News & World Rep. 14 Apr. 17 Very few plan to use the rebate as part of a down payment on a big-ticket purchase. 1985 Investors Chron. 8 Nov. 11/1 The edge-of-town DIY chains..rely on big-ticket leisure purchases. < as lemmas |
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