high finance
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of high finance
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The Altar, a health club opening in New York this fall, is the brainchild of a group of founders with backgrounds in high finance and fashion.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 12, 2025
A man who spent most of his professional career in the unforgiving world of high finance, he was a senior figure in companies holding investment portfolios in the billions of pounds.
From BBC • Sep. 24, 2024
The soft-spoken 37-year-old was better known in his younger days for high-profile partying than for high finance.
From New York Times • Jun. 12, 2023
"The jobs market remains strong, but inflation remains too high," finance minister Jeremy Hunt said after the data was published, a day ahead of his budget speech.
From Reuters • Mar. 14, 2023
"Your brother and I are busy with high finance."
From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
