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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescaro
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈka.ɾu/
"Eles estão adiando a compra de itens de alto valor."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Costing a lot of money; expensive or high-value.
"The company decided to delay purchases of big-ticket items until the economic outlook improved." - 2
Of major importance or significance.
"The senate finally passed the big-ticket infrastructure bill after months of intense negotiation."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term derives from the use of 'ticket' in the 19th and early 20th centuries to denote a price tag or a sales ticket indicating the cost of an item. Combined with 'big,' it originally referred to high-priced items in retail and has since expanded to describe any endeavor, project, or expense involving a large amount of money.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Big-ticket" is said worldwide
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coûteux
Transliteration: /ku.tø/
"L'achat d'une voiture neuve est un achat important."
teuer
Transliteration: /ˈtɔɪ̯ɐ/
"Wir müssen für dieses Jahr alle teuren Anschaffungen verschieben."
costoso
Transliteration: /kosˈtoso/
"Dobbiamo ridurre le spese per articoli costosi."
costoso
Transliteration: /kosˈtoso/
"La adquisición de maquinaria pesada es un gasto costoso."
caro
Transliteration: /ˈka.ɾu/
"Eles estão adiando a compra de itens de alto valor."
महँगा
Transliteration: mahangā
"कंपनियों ने महँगी वस्तुओं की खरीद को टाल दिया है।"
昂贵的
Transliteration: áng guì de
"我们需要削减购买昂贵物品的预算。"
고가의
Transliteration: gogaui
"우리는 고가의 장비 구입을 연기하기로 했다."
高額な
Transliteration: kōgaku na
"企業は高額な買い物を一時見合わせている。"
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