high-priced
Americanadjective
Synonym Usage
See expensive.
Etymology
Origin of high-priced
First recorded in 1785–95
Example Sentences
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In 2022, high-priced additions like future Hall of Fame pitcher Max Scherzer helped the Mets win more than 100 games for the first time since the 1980s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Liverpool will believe the Italian and January signing Jeremy Jacquet - another high-priced, highly prized teenager - has their centre-back future sorted out for the next decade.
From BBC ● May 26, 2026
In that place at that hour, you might not peg him as the winner of a high-priced treasure hunt.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
Rank-and-file reporters, producers and editors often don’t get a chance to attend the high-priced event, while high-ranking politicians, celebrities and television anchors who don’t cover the White House often do.
From Salon ● May 1, 2026
The letters UBS had scarcely been mentioned inside Cornwall Capital until the bank had started begging them to sell them what was now very high-priced subprime insurance.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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