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high-flier

high-flier

6.8
A company or stock whose price rises quickly in the market
  • noun
  • /haɪˈflaɪər/
  • Jargon
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  • Investors are always searching for the next high-flier to add to their portfolios.

Examples

  • Last year, that pharmaceutical company was a high-flier thanks to its breakthrough drug.

  • The new tech startup is a promising high-flier in the market.

  • The tech startup became a high-flier after its stock price doubled in just a few months.

  • Investors are excited about this high-flier stock.

  • Investors are excited about the new tech start-up, which has quickly become a high-flier in the stock market.

  • After its impressive earnings report, the company is now considered a high-flier among investors.

  • Many analysts predict that the pharmaceutical firm will remain a high-flier due to its innovative products.

Synonyms

growth stock
vshigh-flier
  • Jargon
6 6.0

A share in a company expected to increase in value faster than most shares

is about quick increases in market value rather than steady earnings rise
hot stock
vshigh-flier
  • Literature
1 5.9

A share many people want to buy because of recent excitement

is about actual rapid value increases rather than brief popularity

Antonyms

underperformance
3 4.6

A person, team, or company not doing as well as expected

How Successful

hot stock
  • Literature
1 5.9
high-flier
  • Jargon
6.8
outperformance
  • Specialized
1 6.2
average
∞ 1.0
dud
  • Informal
14 4.7

Surface Forms

high-flier singular
high-fliers plural

Morphology

high-flier = high + flier (transparent) = high + flier

Used metaphorically for an investment or company that 'soars' in value; the compound sense is directly inferable from 'high' + 'flier'.

Etymology

The word high-flier mixes high ('up') and flier ('one who flies'), creating the image of something that shoots up like a rocket. That's why a fast-growing company or share is called a high-flier — it quickly rises in value.