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Adjective
high-grade (comparative higher grade, superlative highest grade)
- Of high quality, particularly good.
The high-grade ore was much more profitable than lower-grade ore.
1961 September, “Talking of Trains: Greater scope for steam”, in Modern Railways, page 517:Were the possibilities of improving the efficiency of British Railways' steam locomotives by making the best use of the reasonably satisfactory low-grade lump coal available today, and thereby saving more high-grade locomotive coal, borne in mind when it was decided to go ahead rapidly with replacement of steam traction?
2021 September 8, “Network News: RMT on "war footing" in response to workforce cutback threats”, in RAIL, number 939, page 15:Strikes are now due to take place on [...], while conductors also remain under instruction not to work any rest days or to undertake any higher-grade duties until further notice.
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