最高額(さいこうがく)

さいこうがく
noun
highest amount; maximum sum; record amount
1. highest amount; maximum sum; record amount
The largest monetary amount in a given context, such as a budget, salary, damage assessment, or transaction. Used for absolute amounts of money rather than market price fluctuations.
過去(かこ)最高額(さいこうがく)の予算(よさん)が組(く)まれた。
A record-high budget was drawn up.
賠償金(ばいしょうきん)は史上(しじょう)最高額(さいこうがく)となった。
The compensation became the highest amount in history.
この絵画(かいが)は、オークションで日本人(にほんじん)画家(がか)の作品(さくひん)としては最高額(さいこうがく)の十億円(じゅうおくえん)で落札(らくさつ)された。
This painting was sold at auction for one billion yen, the highest amount ever for a work by a Japanese painter.

Composed of 最高(さいこう) (highest, maximum) and 額(がく) (amount, sum). Used for monetary amounts in budgets, transactions, compensation, and similar contexts.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 過去(かこ)最高額(さいこうがく): highest amount ever
  • 史上(しじょう)最高額(さいこうがく): highest amount in history
  • 最高額(さいこうがく)を更新(こうしん)する: to set a new record amount
  • 最高額(さいこうがく)の契約(けいやく): the highest-value contract

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 最高値(さいこうね): highest price — used for market prices (stocks, commodities)
  • 最低額(さいていがく): lowest amount — the opposite
  • 高額(こうがく): large sum — a large amount, but not necessarily the highest

NOTE:
While 最高値(さいこうね) is used for fluctuating market prices, 最高額(さいこうがく) is used for specific monetary amounts in transactions, budgets, and awards.

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