high-ticket

adjective

high-tick·​et ˈhī-ˈti-kət How to pronounce high-ticket (audio)

Examples of high-ticket in a Sentence

a specialty store selling high-ticket goods to a well-heeled clientele
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Your name becomes a magnet for opportunities, attracting high-ticket clients and lucrative speaking gigs without cold calls or constant pitching. Jodie Cook, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025 The appetite for high-ticket items with Amazon shoppers is even higher with brands that don’t currently sell on the platform. James Manso, WWD, 7 Jan. 2025 This leads to mounting bad debt and erratic cash flow, creating instability, especially for businesses with high-ticket sales or long payment cycles. Ashish Srimal, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024 When high-ticket items sold, attendees whipped their red and gold napkins in helicopter swirls. Bryan West, The Tennessean, 2 May 2024 Here, members of Forbes Agency Council share their best tips for marketing high-ticket items on YouTube. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024 These breaches expose not just the personal information of users but also the inner workings of his high-ticket programs, causing many to raise ethical and legal questions about the practices promoted within. Lars Daniel, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024 In August, Phelan and his wife Amy hosted Trump for a high-ticket fundraiser in Aspen, Colo. Filip Timotija, The Hill, 27 Nov. 2024 Richard has a high-ticket, low volume approach to sales and only works with professionals whose propositions are over $1000. Jodie Cook, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of high-ticket was in 1943

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“High-ticket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-ticket. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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