high

high: /haɪ/ adjective

1. tall

● The shelves are 30 cm high.

● The door is not high enough to let us get the machines into the building.

● They are planning a 30-storey-high office block.

2. large, not low

● High overhead costs increase the unit price.

● High prices put customers off.

● They are budgeting for a high level of expenditure.

● High interest rates are crippling small businesses.

♦ high sales a large amount of revenue produced by sales

♦ high taxation taxation which imposes large taxes on incomes or profits

♦ highest tax bracket the group which pays the most tax

♦ high volume (of sales) a large number of items sold

3.

♦ the highest bidder the person who offers the most money at an auction

● The tender will be awarded to the highest bidder.

● The property was sold to the highest bidder.

■ adverb

♦ prices are running high prices are above their usual level

■ noun

a point where prices or sales are very large

● the highs and lows on the Stock Exchange

● Prices have dropped by 10% since the high of January 2nd.

● Prices have dropped by 10% since the January 2nd high.

♦ sales volume has reached an all-time high the sales volume has reached the highest point it has ever been at

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‘American interest rates remain exceptionally high in relation to likely inflation rates’ [Sunday Times]

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‘…faster economic growth would tend to push US interest rates, and therefore the dollar, higher’ [Australian Financial Review]

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‘…in a leveraged buyout the acquirer raises money by selling high-yielding debentures to private investors’ [Fortune]

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Synonyms:

Lofty, elevated, tall, high-reaching, heaven-kissing, of great altitude, Aloft, on high, to a great height / Complete, full / Dear, of great price / Acute, sharp, shrill, high-toned, high-pitched / Remote from the equator, northerly, southerly / Remote (in time), early, primeval / Capital, extreme, done against the State / Strong-flavored, verging on taint / Eminent, prominent, pre-eminent, distinguished, superior, Profoundly, powerfully / Elevated, exalted, noble, dignified, lofty, great, admirable, Eminently, loftily / Abstruse, recondite, occult, obscure, dark, transcendental, profound, Richly, luxuriously / Proud, haughty, arrogant, supercilious, lordly, lofty / Boastful, ostentatious, bragging, vainglorious / Oppressive, domineering, overbearing, tyrannical, despotic / Violent, strong, boisterous, turbulent, to multuous / Great, strong, extreme

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High — High, a. [Compar. {Higher}; superl. {Highest}.] [OE. high, hegh, hey, heh, AS. he[ a]h, h?h; akin to OS. h?h, OFries. hag, hach, D. hoog, OHG. h?h, G. hoch, Icel. h?r, Sw. h[ o]g, Dan. h[ o]i, Goth. hauhs, and to Icel. haugr mound, G. h[ u]gel… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
High — High, adv. In a high manner; in a high place; to a great altitude; to a great degree; largely; in a superior manner; eminently; powerfully. And reasoned high. Milton. I can not reach so high. Shak. [1913 Webster] Note: High is extensively used in … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
high — ► ADJECTIVE 1) of great vertical extent. 2) of a specified height. 3) far above ground or sea level. 4) extending above the normal level. 5) great in amount, value, size, or intensity. 6) (of a period or movement) at its peak. 7) great in r … English terms dictionary
high — [hī] adj. [ME heigh, hei, hie < OE heah, akin to Ger hoch, Goth hauhs < IE * keuk < base * keu , to curve, arch > Sans kakúd , peak, Russ kúča, heap] 1. of more than normal height; lofty; tall: not used of persons 2. extending upward… … English World dictionary
high — high, tall, lofty mean above the average in height. High, the general term (opposed to low), implies marked extension upward and is applied chiefly to things which rise from a base or foundation {a high hill} {a high building} or are placed at a… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
high — high; high·ball·er; high·be·lia; high·bind·er; high·bind·ing; high·brow·ism; high·er; high·est; high·ish; high·land·er; high·lone; high·ly; high·ness; high·way·man; ul·tra·high; high·light·er; high·fa·lu·tin; high·land; High; high·fa·lu·ting; … English syllables
High — may refer to:* Height * High (atmospheric), a high pressure area * High (computability), a quality of a Turing degree, in computability theory * High (technical analysis), or top, an event in market price fluctuations of a security * High (1967… … Wikipedia
High Q — is the name of various local television quiz shows broadcast throughout the United States. While the formats vary, all featured two or three teams representing high schools from the station s coverage area, which would compete against each other… … Wikipedia
high — (izg. hȃj) prid. [i]i[/i] pril. DEFINICIJA 1. visok, usp. haj 2. žarg. koji je u uznesenom stanju (ob. ovisnici o drogi) SINTAGMA high end (izg. high ȅnd) žarg. koji se odnosi na vrhunske proizvode ili usluge, one koji su vrhunske kakvoće i… … Hrvatski jezični portal
high — [adj1] tall; at a great distance aloft aerial, alpine, altitudinous, big, colossal, elevated, eminent, flying, formidable, giant, gigantic, grand, great, high reaching, high rise, hovering, huge, immense, large, lofty, long, sky high, sky… … New thesaurus
High — High, n. 1. An elevated place; a superior region; a height; the sky; heaven. [1913 Webster] 2. People of rank or high station; as, high and low. [1913 Webster] 3. (Card Playing) The highest card dealt or drawn. [1913 Webster] {High, low, jack,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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