[adj. uhp-skeyl; v. uhp-skeyl; n. uhp-skeyl] 
adjective, verb, -scaled, -scal⋅ing, noun Informal.| 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. |
| 3. | to improve the quality, value, or rating of: a five-year plan to upscale the neighborhood. |
| 4. | (used with a plural verb ) elegant, elite, privileged persons collectively (usually prec. by the): shops that only the upscale can afford to patronize. |
| up·scale (ŭp'skāl') adj. Of, intended for, or relating to high-income consumers: an upscale neighborhood; upscale fashions. tr.v. also (ŭp-skāl') up·scaled, up·scal·ing, up·scales
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