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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The problem for Spencer’s is that high-end malls with affluent customers are having the most success and are likely to survive the longest. Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 6 Dec. 2024 The company says that these enhancements are a genuine breakthrough in high-end planar magnetic technology, offering a dynamic and authentic listening experience. Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024 But the true culinary star is Ninety Acres, a high-end option that’s worth a trip on its own, with much of the produce sourced from the property’s on-site organic farm. Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 6 Dec. 2024 The luxurious and sleek shiny gold stick resembles that of a high-end lipstick, and, even more impressively, the top snaps tightly on with a magnet. Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 5 Dec. 2024 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 17 Dec. 2024.

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