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top dollar

American  

noun

Informal.

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

    to pay top dollar for the jewelry.
top dollar British  

noun

  1. informal the highest level of payment

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
top dollar Idioms  

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

Example Sentences

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“You can’t hold them back from being able to make top dollar with their abilities to pay back these loans.”

From Los Angeles Times

Discover’s shareholders don’t need top dollar.

From MarketWatch

But with Friday’s deal to sell a big chunk of the company to Netflix, the 65-year-old executive is undoing what he built, forging a deal with a streaming giant for top dollar—and may end up getting the last laugh.

From The Wall Street Journal

A swath of the nation’s consumers have continued to amass wealth and are bolstering industry profits as they pay top dollar for trucks and SUVs loaded with heated steering wheels, massaging seats and advanced driver-assistance systems.

From The Wall Street Journal

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.

From The Wall Street Journal

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