high-grade

American  

[hahy-greyd] / ˈhaɪˈgreɪd /

adjective

1. of excellent or superior quality.

2. (of ore) yielding a relatively large amount of the metal for which it is mined.

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verb (used with object)

high-graded, high-grading

1. to steal (rich ore) from a mine.

Other Word Forms

• high-grader noun

Etymology

Origin of high-grade

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

It’s actively working to horn in on Greenland minerals projects, in particular high-grade resources that China lacks.

From The Wall Street Journal

Hyperscalers issued over $120 billion in high-grade bonds last year, a sevenfold increase from the previous year, to fund AI infrastructure.

From Barron's

Yield differentials on high-grade corporate bonds relative to Treasuries are under one percentage point, near 25-year lows.

From Barron's

Some officers were authorised to carry high-grade weapons as part of heightened security measures.

From BBC

As a part of our sustainable timber operation, we operate a wood-chipping facility that turns low-value and postfire material into high-grade wood chips, which we sell in domestic and international markets.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• state-of-the-art
• top-of-the-line