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

a high-end haberdashery that serves its clients by appointment only high-end digital cameras intended for professionals and serious amateurs
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That's when front offices start looking at teams like the Giants, who have a veteran starter, a seasoned backup with plenty of starting experience, and a high-end draft pick at the position. Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025 The publishing board sold and vacated its longtime headquarters at the historic Morris Building in downtown Nashville, which is now under renovation to become a high-end hotel and speakeasy. Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025 The high-end art fair Art Basel released a limited-edition art-handler Labubu, a batch of which sold out in twenty minutes. Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2025 The Limey edit was a high-end version of the Kuleshov effect, wherein an identical shot of an actor’s blank face is stitched together with shots of a bowl of soup, a woman on a sofa, and a woman in a coffin. Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 20 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for high-end

Word History

First Known Use

1956, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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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 29 Aug. 2025.

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