high-priced

[hahy-prahyst]

adjective

1. expensive; costly.

   a high-priced camera.

Word History and Origins

Origin of high-priced¹

First recorded in 1785–95

Synonym Study

See expensive.

Example Sentences

And at its sale price of over $9m, including buyer's premium, Superman #1 easily beat the previous highest-priced comic book ever sold by $3m.

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But a surprise on higher-priced food “consumes your frustration in an environment of affordability,” Quinlan said.

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The higher-priced carrier has been challenged by rising competition from peers and inflation that is constraining consumers.

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The Hot Wheels F1 racing circuit has a higher-priced set for older collectors, with more accurate livery on the cars.

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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.

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Related Words

• expensive 
• pricey