high finance

noun

Finance focused on large-scale operations involving substantial amounts of capital.

OriginFrench haute finance →
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Meanings

nounhigh finance (uncountable)
  1. uncountableFinance focused on large-scale operations involving substantial amounts of capital.

Origin

  1. Frenchhaute finance
  2. Englishhigh finance

Calque of French haute finance.

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Translations

Finnish suurpääoma
  • suurpääomaTranslations
French haute finance
  • haute financeTranslations
German Hochfinanz
  • HochfinanzTranslations
Polish finansjera
  • finansjeraTranslations
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APA

high finance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/high%20finance

MLA

“high finance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/high%20finance. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “high finance,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/high%20finance.

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