top dollar

noun

: the highest amount being paid for a commodity or service
willing to pay top dollar to get themDean Failey

Examples of top dollar in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Many homeowners took the opportunity to sell and make top dollar on their home, given those sky high prices. Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Jan. 2024 And, most troubling of all, during the pandemic, wealthy patients paid top dollar to jump to the front of the Covid-19 vaccine queue. Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 8 Feb. 2024 Sellers, on the other hand, need to follow best pricing practices to ensure top dollar for their properties. Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 1 Jan. 2024 Despite these facts, some vampire-killing sets are fetching top dollar at auction houses. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2023 Preparation is key to selling your home for top dollar. Allie Beth Allman & Associates, Dallas News, 23 July 2023 Paying top dollar for Harbaugh would enable the Spanoses or their media proxies to brag about the family’s decision to move the Chargers to Los Angeles in pursuit of higher revenues. Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2024 These are opportunities that hunters would pay top dollar into their state agencies for. Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 29 Nov. 2023 The Richard Meier towers on the West Side Highway established that people would pay top dollar — about $2,500 per square foot at the time — for ultrahigh-end new development downtown. Curbed, 2 Oct. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of top dollar was in 1895

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“Top dollar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/top%20dollar. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

top dollar

noun
: the highest amount being paid for an article, product, or service
paid top dollar for the tickets
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