Upscale

//ˈʌpskeɪl// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To increase in size, to scale up.
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

Synonyms

All synonyms
high classhigh-classupconvertupconvertupmarketupmarket

Example

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"Shall we go to a little more upscale restaurant?"

Etymology

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

Related phrases

high classscale up

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