Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

top dollar

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.55 in modern English

Syllables
top -dol-lar
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The maximum amount of money that an item, service, or worker is worth; a very high price.

American usage; Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

top dollars (plural)

Questions

What does top dollar mean?
The maximum amount of money that an item, service, or worker is worth; a very high price.

How to pronounce top dollar

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