upscale

upscale
adj. /up"skayl"/; v. /up skayl"/; n. /up"skayl'/, adj., v., upscaled, upscaling, n. Informal.
adj.
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.
v.t.
3. to improve the quality, value, or rating of: a five-year plan to upscale the neighborhood.
n.
4. (used with a pl. v.) elegant, elite, privileged persons collectively (usually prec. by the): shops that only the upscale can afford to patronize.
[1970-75, Amer.; UP- + SCALE3]

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  • upscale — (adj.) 1966, at the higher end of a scale, superior, from UP (Cf. up) + noun derivative of SCALE (Cf. scale) (v.) …   Etymology dictionary

  • upscale — ► ADJECTIVE & ADVERB N. Amer. ▪ upmarket …   English terms dictionary

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