upscale (redirected from upscales)

up·scale  (pskl)

adj.

Of, intended for, or relating to high-income consumers: an upscale neighborhood; upscale fashions.

tr.v. also (p-skl) up·scaled, up·scal·ing, up·scales

1. To raise to a higher level; upgrade.

2. To redesign or market for higher-income consumers: "the upscaling of TV dinners [to] savory, low-calorie entrées" (Bernice Kanner).

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upscale [ˈʌpˈskeɪl]

adj

Informal of or for the upper end of an economic or social scale; up-market

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

upscale - appropriate for people with good incomes; "an upscale neighborhood"; "an upscale motel" upmarket - designed for consumers with high incomes; "he turned up in well-cut clothes...and upmarket felt hats"- New Yorker

Translations

upscale

adj (US) → anspruchsvoll; goods, products → hochwertig; restaurant, hotel → der gehobenen Preisklasse