high-priced
Americanadjective
Related Words
See expensive.
Etymology
Origin of high-priced
First recorded in 1785–95
Example Sentences
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Shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill are down around 33% over the past 12 months, after consumers got bored of the fast-casual industry’s high-priced “slop bowls” last year.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026
Memory makers are entering a new era driven by overwhelming demand for high-priced AI data center chips, boosting average memory prices.
From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026
More than that, the relationship of the new Section 122 tariffs with existing trade agreements requires sorting out, with battalions of lawyers and consultants ready to provide high-priced advice on the rapidly changing environment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026
It’s the result of several factors, including the general aging of the U.S. population and a sharp increase in pharmaceutical costs, due in part to the advent of high-priced specialty prescription drugs.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025
The trend line pointed to a future of intense and expensive competition among academic institutions to be first with high-priced research apparatus.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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