top dollar
noun
: the highest amount being paid for a commodity or service
willing to pay top dollar to get them—
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Qatar paid top dollar to ensure this interview took place.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 17 May 2025
The same logic doesn’t quite apply when buying the Galaxy Z Fold 6 because Samsung is paying top dollar for old phones in this deal.
—Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
Television networks, meanwhile, might be hesitant to pay top dollar to broadcast a game that doesn’t include a team’s top quarterback.
—Matt Barrows, New York Times, 14 May 2025
Samuel Goldwyn paid top dollar to novelist MacKinlay Kantor to write The Best Years of Our Lives based on World War II veterans.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2025
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Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 17 May 2025
The same logic doesn’t quite apply when buying the Galaxy Z Fold 6 because Samsung is paying top dollar for old phones in this deal.
—Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
Television networks, meanwhile, might be hesitant to pay top dollar to broadcast a game that doesn’t include a team’s top quarterback.
—Matt Barrows, New York Times, 14 May 2025
Samuel Goldwyn paid top dollar to novelist MacKinlay Kantor to write The Best Years of Our Lives based on World War II veterans.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Top dollar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/top%20dollar. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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