top dollar
noun
: the highest amount being paid for a commodity or service
… willing to pay top dollar to get them …—
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The Los Angeles Dodgers haven’t been shy about paying top dollar to acquire additional star talent for their championship roster.
—Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
One of the country’s largest health care providers has paid top dollar to acquire land south of downtown Atlanta for a future development project.
—Ariel Hart, AJC.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Cox plays a mysterious drifter called Strindler who scours the West for the names of dead Mexican laborers and pays top dollar for them.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 23 Jan. 2026
And some will be paying top dollar to do so.
—Asal Rezaei, CBS News, 18 Jan. 2026
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Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
One of the country’s largest health care providers has paid top dollar to acquire land south of downtown Atlanta for a future development project.
—Ariel Hart, AJC.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Cox plays a mysterious drifter called Strindler who scours the West for the names of dead Mexican laborers and pays top dollar for them.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 23 Jan. 2026
And some will be paying top dollar to do so.
—Asal Rezaei, CBS News, 18 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for top dollar
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“Top dollar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/top%20dollar. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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