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high-end

American  
[hahy-end] / ˈhaɪˈɛnd /

adjective

Informal.

  1. being the most expensive or technically sophisticated.

    She uses high-end sound mixing equipment in her home studio.

    I can’t afford to shop in those high-end boutiques.
high-end British  

adjective

  1. (prenominal) (esp of computers, electronic equipment, etc) of the greatest power or sophistication

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Moreover, those tight market conditions apply to both high-end memory chips and the more traditional dynamic random access memory, or DRAM, chips.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

I was in this French, high-end hotel restaurant.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

Noelle Sciacca -- head of fashion at the high-end resale site The RealReal -- said "interest in fur has accelerated dramatically," with searches for vintage fur on their website nearly tripling in 2025 from 2024.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

Similar to other high-end retailers, Nordstrom offers free basic tailoring for garments purchased at the department-store chain and charges a fee for those bought elsewhere.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Where, then, will the new high-end names come from?

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

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