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top dollar


top dollar

noun

: the highest amount of money that something costs or that someone earns

Full Definition of TOP DOLLAR

:  the highest amount being paid for a commodity or service <willing to pay top dollar to get them — Dean Failey>
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First Known Use of TOP DOLLAR

1970

Rhymes with TOP DOLLAR

blue-collar, dog collar, flea collar, half-dollar, pink-collar, sand dollar, shawl collar, trade dollar, white-collar

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