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Definition of "high-end" []

  • Informal Appealing to sophisticated and discerning customers: a high-end department store; high-end video equipment. (adjective)
  • Informal Sophisticated and discerning: books targeted to the high-end consumer. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "high-end" in a sentence
  • "A company that perpetually markets the most expensive products in its industry pursues what is commonly called a high-end strategy, just as a person who always accepts the most challenging of jobs may be described as pursuing a high-risk strategy."
  • "The estimate was described as a high-end figure based on 2014 costs."
  • "It has 18 individual thatched cottages strung along a mile of sheltered private beach, and is known as a high-end destination for well-heeled tourists."