high-quality

American  

[hahy-kwol-i-tee] / ˈhaɪˈkwɒl ɪ ti /

adjective

1. adhering to an excellent standard of measure; of superior quality.

   Education depends on high-quality teachers and materials in our schools.

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Etymology

Origin of high-quality

First recorded in 1880–85; high ( def. ) + quality ( def. )

Example Sentences

Progress has also been slowed by the difficulty of producing high-quality thin films with a consistent crystallographic orientation.

From Science Daily

The S&P 500 index has returned 18% so far, with low-quality stocks outperforming high-quality ones by 50 percentage points since March.

From Barron's

For investors, high-quality companies bring to mind financial resilience—just the thing today to offset concerns over runaway artificial-intelligence spending, or a recent rash of flaky business models, like companies that raise cash to hoard crypto.

From Barron's

To find a better approach, let’s first dig into some of the metrics that funds use to separate high-quality stocks from the rest.

From Barron's

For investors, high-quality companies bring to mind financial resilience—just the thing today to offset concerns over runaway artificial-intelligence spending, or a recent rash of flaky business models, like companies that raise cash to hoard crypto.

From Barron's

Related Words

• excellent
• finest
• first-rate
• prime
• quality
• superior