high-grade

/ˌhaɪˈgreɪd/ adjective [only before noun]

Definition

› of very good quality: The price of high-grade aluminum for three-month delivery rose US$28 to US$1,615 a ton.

› STOCK MARKET, FINANCE used to describe an investment that has little risk: Investors continue to pour money into high-grade bond funds.

(Definition of high-grade adjective from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed

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