pay, earn, charge, etc. top dollar
top dollar
A very large amount of money, perhaps the highest possible price (often because it is necessary to obtain something in high demand or of the highest quality). You can expect to pay top dollar for just about everything in this part of the city. He's a brilliant attorney, but he charges top dollar for his services. Computer programmers can earn top dollar in this part of the country.
See also: dollar, top
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
pay, earn, charge, etc. top ˈdollar
pay, earn, charge, etc. a lot of money: If you want the best, you have to pay top dollar. We can help you get top dollar when you sell your house.See also: dollar, top
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- pay top dollar
- at the top of the tree
- room at the top
- straight A's
- race to the bottom
- a/the race to the bottom
- at the summit of (one's) success
- get to the top
- get to the top (of something)
- as all get out