adj
upscale
UHPS-kayl
adj
1
Expensive and aimed at wealthier customers.
"They opened an upscale restaurant downtown."
verb
1
To increase something in scale or size.
"The factory plans to upscale production next year."
How to Use Upscale
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishFancy and pricey, or to make something bigger/grander.
Common pairings
upscale neighborhood
upscale dining
Word Forms
more upscale comparative, upscaled past tense, upscales singular, most upscale superlative
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Etymology
From up + scale, first used as an adjective in 1966 and as a verb in 1963.