1.
highest price; record high; peak value
The highest price or value that something has reached, especially in financial markets. Used for stock prices, currency exchange rates, commodity prices, and other measurable values.
株価が最高値を更新した。
The stock price hit a new record high.
過去十年の最高値を記録した。
It recorded the highest price in the past ten years.
金の価格が史上最高値を付け、投資家の間で注目を集めている。
Gold prices have reached an all-time high, attracting attention among investors.
Composed of 最高 (highest, maximum) and 値 (price, value). A financial and economic term for peak prices.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 最高値を更新する: to set a new record high
- 最高値を記録する: to record the highest price
- 最高値を付ける: to reach the highest price
- 史上最高値: all-time high
- 年初来最高値: year-to-date high
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 最安値: lowest price / record low — the opposite
- 高値: high price — a high price, but not necessarily the highest ever
- 最高額: highest amount — similar but used for amounts of money rather than market prices
NOTE:
Read as さいこうね (not さいこうち). The reading 値 is used for market prices, while 値 (as in 最高値) would mean "highest numerical value" in a more general mathematical sense.