Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of superior grade or quality.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of a superior grade or quality; specifically, having more than three quarters pure blood: applied by stockbreeders to animals.
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- adjective Of high
quality , particularly good.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective surpassing in quality
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Examples
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The doubts of Harlan Fiske Stone, the Chief Justice of the United States, regarding the legal basis for putting Nazi war criminals on trial were so strong that he refused to have anything to do with what he called a "high-grade lynching party."
Telling Stories We Need to Hear Philip Kerr 2011
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"We have not seen any long-dated financial deals coming to market recently," said Peter Vutz, senior portfolio manager in high-grade credit at Dwight Asset Management, which controls $64.3 billion in assets.
Goldman Aims 50-Year Bond at Main Street Katy Burne 2010
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PETER STIGTER & JONAS GUSTAVSSON Jil Sander Best Casual Chic JIL SANDER Milan: A recipe for stylish comfort: Take one pair of high-grade black stirrup pants, add a bright sweater, yank on chic boots, and off you go.
The Runways' Best, Worst and Weirdest Christina Binkley 2011
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Into Chase's cloistered city enters Perkus Tooth, a wall-eyed free-range pop critic whose soaring conspiratorial riffs are fueled by high-grade marijuana, mammoth cheeseburgers, and a desperate ache for meaning.
Chronic City: Summary and book reviews of Chronic City by Jonathan Lethem. 2009
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The silver lining of private payrolls being up 64,000 fueled a slight improvement in a key index of credit derivatives reflecting investor sentiment about high-grade corporate bonds, even though the index had already rallied in recent days.
Markets Bet on Fed Moves Michael Aneiro 2010
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Reuters Steel coils in Tokyo this week For Japan's top steel suppliers, close ties to local auto makers and operations focused on high-grade steel serve as a cushion against foreign market conditions, but they are nonetheless vulnerable to the globally weakening steel-market conditions that have already bit into the earnings of foreign rivals ArcelorMittal and U.S. Steel Corp.
Nippon Steel Swings to Profit Kazuhiro Shimamura 2010
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Wal-Mart has $25.3 billion in U.S. marketed investment-grade bonds outstanding, according to data provider Dealogic, and the company's last high-grade issue was on June 30 for $3 billion.
Wal-Mart Prices $5 Billion Bond Issue at Record Low Katy Burne 2010
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But Mark MacQueen, partner and portfolio manager in Austin, Texas, at Sage Advisory Services Ltd., which oversees $9.4 billion in assets, said Treasury yields are near rock-bottom levels and he is seeking better returns in high-grade corporate-bond markets.
Two Roads Diverge on a Bond Min Zeng 2010
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PepsiCo's last U.S. marketed high-grade bond was sold on Jan. 11, for $4.25 billion.
Pepsi, KfW Join High-Grade Flood Kellie Geressy-Nilsen 2010
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This year, for instance, Voestlapine has a contract to supply high-grade rail steel for tracks being built between Shanghai and Beijing.
China Steps Up Its Steelmaking Game Robert Guy Matthews 2010
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