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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Once overlooked, these neighborhoods are now seeing their own wave of renovations, teardowns, and high-end new builds. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 4 May 2025 These high-end IEMs were not just endorsed by but actively developed and tuned with the help of Alessandro Cortini, guitarist and member of U.S. band Nine Inch Nails. Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025 Early last month, the cost of US the effort had approached $1 billion in just three weeks, including the deployment of B-2 stealth bombers and the use of hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of high-end munitions. Tamar Michaelis, CNN Money, 4 May 2025 The annual builder’s show will relocate permanently to Las Vegas in 2027. 1 of 5 These homes are usually built on spec by local high-end home builders, then sold after the convention. Laura Kinsler, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 May 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 11 May. 2025.

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