top dollar
Highest amount paid
Top dollar is the highest price or maximum amount of money: They paid top dollar for that house.
The phrase typically describes what buyers spend rather than what sellers receive, emphasizing premium pricing: If you want quality work, expect to pay top dollar.
Costing much money
- costlyHigh in price
- priceyCosting a lot
- overpricedCosting more than warranted
- exorbitantUnreasonably high, as costs
steep · premium · inflated · dear · hefty · prohibitive · unaffordable · splurge
Superior select group
- prestigiousHaving high standing
- exclusiveLimited to one group
- designerOne who plans appearances
- boutiqueSmall specialized retail shop
bespoke · haute · artisanal · handcrafted · curated · tailored · customized · rarefied
Showy, abundant prosperity
- lavishAbundant beyond necessity
- sumptuousSplendidly rich and costly
- plushThick-pile soft fabric
- extravaganceExcessive, wasteful spending
affluence · decadence · grandeur · magnificence · splendor · elegance · palatial · ritzy
Higher in rank
- primeReadying for action
- finestSuperlative in quality
- first-rateOf superior quality
- premierFirst in importance
best-in-class · high-grade · exceptional · exquisite · refined · impeccable · superlative · choice
Greatest permitted quantity
- highestTopmost in position
- ultimateHighest or most extreme
- pinnacleUtmost summit or spire
- apexUppermost point or culmination
ceiling · upper limit · full price · asking price · market rate · retail · face value · sticker price
expensive
Costing much money
- costlyHigh in price
- priceyCosting a lot
- overpricedCosting more than warranted
exorbitant · steep · premium · inflated · dear · hefty · prohibitive · unaffordable · splurge · extravagant
elite
Superior select group
- prestigiousHaving high standing
- exclusiveLimited to one group
- designerOne who plans appearances
boutique · bespoke · haute · artisanal · handcrafted · curated · tailored · customized · rarefied · members-only
opulence
Showy, abundant prosperity
extravagance · affluence · decadence · grandeur · magnificence · splendor · elegance · palatial · ritzy · swanky
superior
Higher in rank
- primeReadying for action
- finestSuperlative in quality
- first-rateOf superior quality
premier · best-in-class · high-grade · exceptional · exquisite · refined · impeccable · superlative · choice · select
maximum
Greatest permitted quantity
apex · ceiling · upper limit · full price · asking price · market rate · retail · face value · sticker price · going rate
- money idiomsarm and a leg, break the bank, penny pincher, cheapskate, tightwad
- luxuryluxury, wealth, luxurious, opulent, opulence
top dollarbottom dollar
One's final remaining money
bargain · dirt cheap · cheap · peanuts · next to nothing
top dollareconomy
System of trade and production
no-frills · bare-bones · cheap and cheerful · bargain basement · bargain