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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Fans planning to watch Lionel Messi and Argentina in the Copa America tournament this summer should expect to pay top dollar.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2024
Business as usual for them, historically, is for negotiations to last deep into the offseason, but ultimately end with the organization paying top dollar for star players.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2024
Good business is paying top dollar for Ohio State vs. Clemson and Oklahoma vs. USC and Notre Dame vs. Georgia — and only those caliber of games.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2024
Some people go into fields like medicine or engineering in hopes of earning top dollar.
—Elizabeth Napolitano, CBS News, 19 Jan. 2024
The partners, meanwhile, have interests of their own, including selling ads for top dollar against the NFL’s content.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Sep. 2023
Warriors must reset expectations after home letdown against Knicks
Now, the Niners’ modus operandi is to pay top players top dollar.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2024
Many homeowners took the opportunity to sell and make top dollar on their home, given those sky high prices.
—Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Jan. 2024
And, most troubling of all, during the pandemic, wealthy patients paid top dollar to jump to the front of the Covid-19 vaccine queue.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 8 Feb. 2024
Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2024
Business as usual for them, historically, is for negotiations to last deep into the offseason, but ultimately end with the organization paying top dollar for star players.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2024
Good business is paying top dollar for Ohio State vs. Clemson and Oklahoma vs. USC and Notre Dame vs. Georgia — and only those caliber of games.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2024
Some people go into fields like medicine or engineering in hopes of earning top dollar.
—Elizabeth Napolitano, CBS News, 19 Jan. 2024
The partners, meanwhile, have interests of their own, including selling ads for top dollar against the NFL’s content.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Sep. 2023
Warriors must reset expectations after home letdown against Knicks
Now, the Niners’ modus operandi is to pay top players top dollar.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2024
Many homeowners took the opportunity to sell and make top dollar on their home, given those sky high prices.
—Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Jan. 2024
And, most troubling of all, during the pandemic, wealthy patients paid top dollar to jump to the front of the Covid-19 vaccine queue.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 8 Feb. 2024
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“Top dollar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/top%20dollar. Accessed 30 Apr. 2024.
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