1
: upscale
high-end boutiques
2
: of superior quality or sophistication and usually high in price
high-end cameras

Examples of high-end in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The investment will take the form of a joint venture between Dynamic Ally and Banijay Germany with the goal of developing, packaging, and distributing high-end series for the German and international marketplace. Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2024 The chef cut his teeth at high-end restaurants in New York and broadened his global culinary knowledge before arriving at San Francisco’s SupperClub. Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2024 It was owned and operated by the trio of Chris Wolfe, Andy Smith and Brad Lauck, who also own Anjou, a popular high-end craft cocktail bar located just around the corner from Solstice. Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 11 Mar. 2024 London’s richest home sellers have been resorting to price reductions to secure deals as real estate valuations in high-end postcodes have tumbled from their peak reached about a decade ago. Damian Shepherd, Fortune Europe, 8 Mar. 2024 The hypothetical site of the landfill would be near the high-end Creekmoor golf course community, bordering 147th Street to the north, Horridge Road to the east, 155th Street to the south and Peterson Road to the west. Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2024 May One will be based in Bucharest and plans to develop, produce and co-produce high-end series to shoot in Romania, working with both local and international talent. Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Feb. 2024 These high-end point-and-shoots make snapping high-caliber photos on the move easy and seamless, requiring little to no steps before hitting the shutter. Alex Erdekian, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Feb. 2024 The space also features a bar serving contemporary cocktails and a high-end restaurant concept called Maizano with its own on-site corn mill. Sarah Mosqueda, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1956, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of high-end was in 1956

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“High-end.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-end. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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