high-grade
Americanadjective
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of excellent or superior quality.
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(of ore) yielding a relatively large amount of the metal for which it is mined.
verb (used with object)
Other Word Forms
- high-grader noun
Etymology
Origin of high-grade
First recorded in 1875–80
Example Sentences
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Following tests, Romero is now expected to miss up to eight weeks with a high-grade partial tear of his medial cruciate ligament.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
It’s more than investors can earn in money-market funds—the Vanguard Federal Money Market fund yields about 3.6%—or long- and short-term Treasuries, and only slightly less than the 5.9% available on high-grade bonds.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
“Clearly these satellite deposits, like East Kalkaroo, lack continuous high-grade mineralization,” the broker says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
“You need to spread the field as far as you can,” said Maureen O’Connor, global head of high-grade debt syndicate at Wells Fargo.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
It is extensively cut into lumber for interior and exterior trim, vehicle bodies, veneers, turnery and other high-grade uses.
From Forest Trees of Illinois How to Know Them by Fuller George D.
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