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Discover LudwigThe phrase "big-ticket purchases" is correct and usable in written English
It is typically used to refer to expensive items or significant investments that require a substantial amount of money. Example: "When planning your budget, make sure to account for any big-ticket purchases, such as a new car or home appliances."
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Many have put off big-ticket purchases like home appliances until the employment outlook improves.
Nonetheless, the Conference Board's survey showed that consumers' appetite for big-ticket purchases remained strong.
SOME worry that the disaster has made big-ticket purchases seem frivolous.
AS big-ticket purchases go, few are as baffling as buying a mattress.
Many Japanese, out of respect for the victims, have also shied away from making luxury or big-ticket purchases.
There is little sign that Americans have, as yet, lost their appetite for ever more big-ticket purchases.
Economists say people may feel less inclined to buy homes and make big-ticket purchases, given rising unemployment.
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"Big ticket" purchases could weigh particularly heavily on the wallet; four tickets to Thorpe Park or Legoland can set a family back more than £200.
Spencer said: "Worries about jobs are likely to see shoppers hold back on big ticket purchases, such as cars and housing-related spending.
An Apple store clerk assured me that Apple would "never, never, never, ever" use the product for big ticket purchases, like computers, as these are expensive items that Apple doesn't want customers walking off with.
However, he warned that the outlook for consumer spending was weakening, "thereby weighing down on spending – especially consumers' willingness and ability to make big ticket purchases such as cars," he said.
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