upscale
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up·scale
[adj. uhp-skeyl; v. uhp-skeyl; n. uhp-skeyl] adjective, verb, up·scaled, up·scal·ing, noun Informal. adjective
1.
located at, moving toward, or of or for the upper end of a social or economic scale: The boutique caters to upscale young career people.
2.
luxurious, costly, or elegant.
verb (used with object)
3.
to improve the quality, value, or rating of: a five-year plan to upscale the neighborhood.
noun
4.
( used with a plural verb ) elegant, elite, privileged persons collectively (usually preceded by the ): shops that only the upscale can afford to patronize.
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| upscale | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of or for the upper end of an economic or social scale; up-market |
| —vb | |
| 2. | (tr) to increase the scale of |
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Example sentences
And waitresses at an upscale restaurant who simply put flowers in their hair boosted their tips by seventeen per cent.
It could be an upscale moviegoer's idea of the ultimate great date.
Obviously avoid anything with ice-cubes unless in drinking in upscale places.
But where some see only wine, others envision upscale hotels and throngs of tourists wining and dining.
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