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Definition of "high-grade" []

  • Of superior grade or quality. (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-grade" in a sentence
  • "The doubts of Harlan Fiske Stone, the Chief Justice of the United States, regarding the legal basis for putting Nazi war criminals on trial were so strong that he refused to have anything to do with what he called a "high-grade lynching party.""
  • "Wal-Mart has $25.3 billion in U.S. marketed investment-grade bonds outstanding, according to data provider Dealogic, and the company's last high-grade issue was on June 30 for $3 billion."
  • "PepsiCo's last U.S. marketed high-grade bond was sold on Jan. 11, for $4.25 billion."