top dollar

noun

Informal.

1. the maximum amount being or likely to be paid.

   to pay top dollar for the jewelry.

top dollar

noun

1. informal,  the highest level of payment

Idioms and Phrases

The highest price, as in They'll have to pay top dollar at that resort. [Second half of 1900s]

Example Sentences

Chrome Hearts, the Los Angeles-based luxury brand known for its cultlike following and extravagantly priced merchandise, is now paying top dollar to get into the Southern California hospitality business.

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“These hyperscalers are willing to pay top dollar for materials, talent, land, for everything imaginable,” said Anirban Basu, chief economist for the trade group Associated Builders and Contractors.

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It’s particularly frustrating for owners of vacant lots with coveted ocean views — properties that would typically sell for top dollar.

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Stories are flooding media overseas of capricious denials and detentions at U.S. border crossings, raising concern among international tourists over spending top dollar on vacations to America that may end up disrupted, or never materialize.

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The litigation is a window into the lucrative world of Hollywood memorabilia, where collectors bid top dollar for merchandise from classic films.

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