0 Big-ticket things are things that are expensive to buy, such as cars or furniture.
1 used to describe things that cost a lot of money to buy, for example cars or furniture:
Big-ticket corruption is mainly witnessed in the operations of large commercial or corporate entities.
Because it plays a critical role in agricultural commerce, the city finds itself at the center of a continuing debate over taxes levied on big-ticket agricultural goods such as soy.
The lower multiplier is due to recipients emphasizing big-ticket durable good purchases, which are typically produced elsewhere, versus locally-produced products and services such as agricultural products or restaurant visits.
Despite the big-ticket performances and media stunts, the inaugural festival lost $2.4 million and there was poor community interest, with just 8600 visitors.
The document, developed with extensive community consultation and containing a number of big-ticket infrastructure projects was heavily promoted across web, print and broadcast media.
The big-ticket items responsible for the debt were: $14.7 million for the new multi-use sports complex; $5.5 million for street projects; and $3 million for water improvement projects.
The search for big-ticket investment, the giant projects, may be a mistake.
Based on expert opinion, some form of legal framework for the acquisition of big-ticket technologies is absent or is only applicable to the public sector in these countries.
