top dollar

noun

, Informal.

1. the maximum amount being or likely to be paid:

   to pay top dollar for the jewelry.

top dollar

noun

1. informal.
   the highest level of payment

Idioms and Phrases

The highest price, as in They'll have to pay top dollar at that resort . [Second half of 1900s]

Example Sentences

So people are essentially paying top dollar to look, like you said, “alternative.”

From The Daily Beast

According to the Richmond Times-Dispatch, revelers were shelling out top dollar for their costumes that year, too.

From The Daily Beast

Whether a world leader can command top dollar also depends on the global economy.

From The Daily Beast

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