top dollar — ☆ top dollar n. Informal the highest price, salary, etc. being paid for a particular commodity or service … English World dictionary
top dollar — noun : the highest amount being paid for a commodity or service willing to pay top dollar to get them Dean Failey * * * Informal. the maximum amount being or likely to be paid: to pay top dollar for the jewelry. * * * top dollar UK US noun… … Useful english dictionary
top dollar — /tɒp ˈdɒlə/ (say top doluh) noun Colloquial the maximum amount of money as a purchase price: I ll pay you top dollar if you sell to me …
top-dollar — /ˈtɒp dɒlə/ (say top doluh) adjective Colloquial very expensive: top dollar water views …
top dollar — noun Date: 1970 the highest amount being paid for a commodity or service < willing to pay top dollar to get them Dean Failey > … New Collegiate Dictionary
top dollar — Informal. the maximum amount being or likely to be paid: to pay top dollar for the jewelry. * * * … Universalium
top dollar — noun The maximum amount of money that an item, service, or worker is worth; a very high price. Within six months, Goodie was back in radio, earning just about the top dollar for a writer ($3,000 weekly) as Danny Kayes chief scripter … Wiktionary
top dollar — UK / US noun [uncountable] informal a very high price Japanese companies are paying top dollar for these sites … English dictionary
top dollar N. Amer. — top dollar N. Amer. informal a very high price. → top … English new terms dictionary
top dollar — top′ dol′lar n. cvb inf the maximum amount being or likely to be paid … From formal English to slang