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high-grade

  [hahy-greyd] adjective, verb, -grad⋅ed, -grad⋅ing.
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–adjective
1. of excellent or superior quality.
2. (of ore) yielding a relatively large amount of the metal for which it is mined.
–verb (used with object)
3. to steal (rich ore) from a mine.
Origin:
1875–80

Related forms:
high-grader, noun
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Financial Dictionary

high-grade

Of, relating to, or being a bond with little risk of default on the part of the issuer. High-grade is usually reserved for bonds rated AAA or AA by the rating services. Compare investment-grade.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: high–grade
Pronunciation: 'hI-'grAd
Function: adjective
: being near the upper, most serious, or most life-threatening extreme of aspecified range high–grade hydrocephalic exhibits maximum deformity> high–grade lymphoma> —compare LOW-GRADE
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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