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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Changing these high-end difficulty deltas so every single player isn’t going to be terminally underpowered, with that only getting worse as time goes on. Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025 Even if the Dodgers are confident injured relievers Tanner Scott, Blake Treinen and Michael Kopech will be part of the playoff picture, pursuing high-end relief help is a no-brainer given the rest of the roster and the risk of letting late-inning issues ruin Los Angeles’ title defense. Tim Britton, New York Times, 28 July 2025 Nvidia repair work reveals China smuggling Exporting Nvidia’s high-end artificial intelligence chips to China is forbidden, but a dozen or so companies offer repair services, Reuters reported. Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 28 July 2025 The couple has steadily built and strategically offloaded a small portfolio of high-end Miami real estate, and the monumental recent sale isn’t Lopez and Martin’s first headline-grabbing deal. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 28 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for high-end

Word History

First Known Use

1956, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
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 3 Aug. 2025.

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