top
/tɒp/ adjective [before noun]Definition
› most important or successful in an organization, activity, etc.: We have a meeting with the company's top managers. She's applying for a range of top jobs in the field. He graduated from one of the top universities in the country.
› in the highest position or rank: My office is on the top floor of the building.top 10/50/100, etc. A number of Fortune Magazine's top 500 companies maintain headquarters or major facilities in New Jersey.
(Definition of top adjective from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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