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high finance

American  

noun

  1. large-scale financial transactions or institutions.


Etymology

Origin of high finance

First recorded in 1900–05

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The Altar, a health club opening in New York this fall, is the brainchild of a group of founders with backgrounds in high finance and fashion.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 12, 2025

A man who spent most of his professional career in the unforgiving world of high finance, he was a senior figure in companies holding investment portfolios in the billions of pounds.

From BBC Sep. 24, 2024

Despite the mind-numbing complexities of high finance, the story of SVB turned out to be pretty simple.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 19, 2023

"The jobs market remains strong, but inflation remains too high," finance minister Jeremy Hunt said after the data was published, a day ahead of his budget speech.

From Reuters Mar. 14, 2023

So, after completing my graduate degree, I joined the world of high finance on Wall Street.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore

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