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high-tick·et

(hī′tĭk′ĭt)
adj. Informal
Very expensive.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.high-ticket - very expensivehigh-ticket - very expensive; "big-ticket items like cars and furs"; "a big-ticket government program"
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
expensive - high in price or charging high prices; "expensive clothes"; "an expensive shop"
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Summary: Pune (Maharashtra) [India] April 12 (ANI/BusinessWire India): When people require a large amount of money to meet various high-ticket expenses, they often end up liquidating their assets or selling-off their property.
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