upscale
pronunciation
How to pronounce upscale in British English: UK [ˌʌpˈskeɪl]
How to pronounce upscale in American English: US [ˌʌpˈskeɪl]
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- Adjective:
- appropriate for people with good incomes
Word Origin
- upscale (adj.)
- 1966, "at the higher end of a scale, superior," a commercial word, from up (adv.) + scale (v.3).
Example
- 1. Clothing , often designer or upscale ;
- 2. It 's not all warm and fuzzy corporate slogans , cool workplaces , and upscale company cafeterias in silicon valley .
- 3. Now , upscale restaurants and clubs , pricey real estate , and edgy architecture attract london 's bon vivants across the thames .
- 4. We found somewhere in the fairly upscale market area of nizamuddin for about 20 anight .
- 5. By coming up with more upscale cars such as the s6 and the g6 , byd is trying to keep those consumers from deserting the byd brand .