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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For their spring 2025 collections, high-end houses (like Chloé and Tory Burch) and high-street brands (like Sam Edelman and Steve Madden) got in on the fun, too, cementing PVC as one of summer’s biggest sandal trends. Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 15 July 2025 But Nvidia’s market share in the region has weakened dramatically from 95% before 2022, to 50% currently, after U.S. regulators tightened restrictions on selling high-end AI chips to China, citing national security concerns. Sasirekha Subramanian, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025 With a crop of new hotels, restaurants, and high-end boutiques, these Athenian Riviera towns are ideal for a beach escape. Hester Underhill, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2025 The company wants to put machines in permanent makeup studios, high-end salons, barbershops and fashion stores. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 July 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 20 Jul. 2025.

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