high-tech
/haɪ tɛk/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.65 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Example Sentences
- "The Automat, whose gleaming chrome-and-glass machines brought high-tech eating to a low-tech era, has gulped down its last coin and served up its last helping of macaroni, baked beans and kaiser rolls."
- "The ability to shift profits to low-tax countries by locating intellectual property in them, which is then licensed to related businesses in high-tax countries, is often assumed to be the preserve of high-tech companies."