top dollar

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How much of the oil Total has agreed to sell onward couldn’t be learned, but the massive position may amount to a bet that Asian refiners will pay top dollar for scarce supplies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Ellison appears willing to pay top dollar to beef up Paramount’s offerings.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

The 'Mersey Millionaires' were prepared to pay top dollar for their new boss, with Ipswich Town's Bobby Robson and Wolves' Bill McGarry also linked.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

“These hyperscalers are willing to pay top dollar for materials, talent, land, for everything imaginable,” said Anirban Basu, chief economist for the trade group Associated Builders and Contractors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 4, 2025

Some of his former patients were extremely angry because they had paid good money, top dollar for "real" medicines, but were given only flour and water.

From How and When to Be Your Own Doctor by Solomon, Steve