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Upscale

//ˈʌpskeɪl// adj, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Expensive and designed to appeal to affluent consumers. US

    "For example, a good location for resale, such as an upscale suburb of new homes, will cost more money than a piece of land in an established neighborhood of small, postwar houses."

Adjective
  1. 1
    appropriate for people with good incomes wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To increase in size, to scale up.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From up + scale, 1966 (adjective), 1963 (verb).

Etymology 2

From up + scale, 1966 (adjective), 1963 (verb).

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