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high-end

American  
[hahy-end] / ˈhaɪˈɛnd /

adjective

Informal.
  1. being the most expensive or technically sophisticated.

    She uses high-end sound mixing equipment in her home studio.

    I can’t afford to shop in those high-end boutiques.


high-end British  

adjective

  1. (prenominal) (esp of computers, electronic equipment, etc) of the greatest power or sophistication

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Dylan runs these incredible models of what it’ll do on the low end, what it will do on the high end.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

On Wednesday, Target said it expected its full-year EPS to be at the high end of its previously provided guidance range.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

It also said its likely earnings per share would hit the high end of a previously set range of $7.50 to $8.50 for the full year.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

"It also cannot be detached from a wider shift in the city towards high end markets, where you have so many more expensive hotels and restaurants and the like."

From BBC • May 12, 2026

On the high end of the seesaw perched Dean Moran.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

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