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GeezerVison is showing en.wiktionary.org — high-end - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

See also: high end

English

Alternative forms

  • high end, highend

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈhaɪˌɛnd/, [haɪ̯ˌɛnd]
    • Audio (US):(file)
  • (Australia) IPA(key): /ˈhɑeˌend/
  • (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈhaɪˌend/, [haɪ̯ˌend]

Adjective

high-end (comparative more high-end or higher-end, superlative most high-end or highest-end)

  1. Most sophisticated or expensive.
    I wouldn't put a high-end stereo in your car in this neighborhood if I were you.
    • 2021 May 29, David Hytner, “Chelsea win Champions League after Kai Havertz stuns Manchester City”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian‎[1], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC:
      Havertz oozed class on the ball, looking every inch the high-end addition, while City knew that they had to find a way past N’Golo Kanté before they got at Chelsea’s miserly backline, which absorbed the loss of Thiago Silva to injury on 38 minutes.
      (Can we archive this URL?)
  2. Appealing to sophisticated or discerning tastes.
    She shops at discount department stores, but looks as if she patronized high-end boutiques.

Synonyms

  • bleeding edge
  • state of the art
  • top-end
  • top-of-the-range

Antonyms

  • low-end
  • lo-fi

Derived terms

  • high-endness

Translations

most sophisticated or expensive
  • Czech: luxusní (cs), špičkový (cs), pro náročné
  • Finnish: huippu-, johtava (fi)
  • French: haut de gamme (fr)
  • Polish: z górnej półki, luksusowy (pl)
  • Portuguese: de luxo
  • Spanish: elegante (es), de alta gama, exclusivo (es), de lujo
  • Swedish: exklusiv (sv), dyrbar (sv)
  • Ukrainian: елітний (elitnyj)

See also

  • middle-end
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