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    upscale
    /ˌʌpˈskeɪl/

    adjective

    adverb

    • 1. towards the more expensive or affluent sector of the market: "once known as the low-cost cousin of beef, fish has moved upscale"

    verb

    • 1. increase the size or improve the quality of: "he needs extra funds to upscale the business"
    • 2. convert (an image or video) so that it displays correctly in a higher resolution format: "your HDTV will automatically upscale the content you watch"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishUPSCALE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    UPSCALE definition: 1. Upscale goods and products are of very high quality and intended to be bought by people who are…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › upscaleUpscale Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of UPSCALE is relating to, being, or appealing to affluent consumers; also : of a superior quality. How to use upscale in a sentence.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › upscaleUPSCALE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Upscale definition: located at, moving toward, or of or for the upper end of a social or economic scale. See examples of UPSCALE used in a sentence.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishUPSCALE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Upscale is used to describe products or services that are expensive, of good quality, and intended to appeal to people in a high social class.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryUPSCALE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    characteristic of or suitable for the wealthy: an upscale residential neighborhood.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › upscaleUpscale - definition of upscale by The Free Dictionary

    1. To make a change in favor of something larger or more expensive: "She upscaled to a three-bedroom out on Boulder Highway" (David Corbett). 2. To become more prosperous: "The neighborhood is changing, upscaling but in an ungainly way" (Carol Anshaw). 3. To increase the resolution of a video signal.

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of upscale – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

    expensive and used by people who are rich and from a high social class: an upscale restaurant / neighborhood. (Definition of upscale from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)