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

Foreign dignitaries often paid top dollar to stay at the Trump International Hotel in D.C., as did Secret Service details protecting the then-president’s family.

From Salon

Some will pay top dollar for all-natural ancient practices, while others opt for high-tech, sometimes painful treatments — just so long as they can say they’re toxin-free.

From Los Angeles Times

"Smokers pay top dollar for cigarettes and we’re brutally discriminated against," he says.

From BBC

He didn’t grow up learning from a private coach, paying top dollar to train like so many of his peers.

From Los Angeles Times

After Nine Inch Nails pulled out of their appearance in the film due to scheduling, My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult replaced the band in the nightclub performance scene, set underneath the headquarters of gang leader crime operative Top Dollar, during the “Big Moby” shootout.

From Los Angeles Times

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