high finance
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of high finance
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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This high finance is all in the name of “recovery.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
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
The more recent collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank and the outbreak of fear about the health of the banking system could make 2023 an even leaner year for those working in high finance.
From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 2023
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 practitioners of such acts, especially in the realm of high finance, inevitably offer this defense: “Everybody else was doing it.”
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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