noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
remaining high; staying at a high level
Used especially in economic contexts for prices, rates, or values that stay elevated instead of falling.
物価が高止まりしている。
Prices are staying high.
株価の高止まりが続いている。
Stock prices continue to remain high.
Compound of 高 (taka, 'high') and 止まり (tomari, 'stopping'), from the verb 止まる (tomaru, 'to stop'). Literally 'stopping high', referring to a state where something remains at a high level.