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upper class

The highest socioeconomic class in a society.

up′per-class′ adj.

upper class

(Sociology) the class occupying the highest position in the social hierarchy, esp the wealthy or the aristocracy

adj (upper-class when prenominal)

1. (Sociology) of or relating to the upper class

2. (Education) education US of or relating to the junior or senior classes of a college or high school

up′per class′

a class above the middle class, characterized by wealth and social prestige.

[1830–40]

up′per-class′, adj.

upper class

The highest class in society, usually made up of the wealthy and those holding hereditary rank.

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Noun

upper class - the class occupying the highest position in the social hierarchy

upper crust

social class, socio-economic class, stratum, class - people having the same social, economic, or educational status; "the working class"; "an emerging professional class"

elite, elite group - a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status

gentry, aristocracy - the most powerful members of a society

people in power, ruling class - the class of people exerting power or authority

upper class

noun

1. aristocracy, nobility, gentry, peerage, ruling class, upper crust (informal), elite, haut monde (French) Many of the British upper classes are no longer very rich.

adjective

1. aristocratic, upper-class, noble, high-class, patrician, top-drawer, blue-blooded, highborn All of them came from wealthy, upper class families.

upper class

noun

People of the highest social level:

aristocracy, blue blood, crème de la crème, elite, flower, gentility, gentry, nobility, patriciate, quality, society, who's who.

Informal: upper crust.

adjectiveupper-class

Of high birth or social position:

aristocratic, blue-blooded, elite, highborn, highbred, noble, patrician, thoroughbred, wellborn.

Informal: upper-crust.

Translations

الطَّبَقَة العُليا

aristokraciearistokratický

overklasse

Oberschicht

élite

felsõbb osztályok

yfirstétt

ceto elevato classe lezione

višji sloj

yukarı sınıfyüksek tabaka

上流社会上流社会的

upper

(ˈapə) adjective

higher in position, rank etc. the upper floors of the building; He has a scar on his upper lip.

noun

(usually in plural) the part of a shoe above the sole. There's a crack in the upper.

ˈuppermost adjective

highest. in the uppermost room of the castle.

adverb

in the highest place or position. Thoughts of him were upper-most in her mind.

upper class

(of) the highest rank of society; (of) the aristocracy. The upper classes can no longer afford to have many servants; He speaks with an upper-class accent.

get/have the upper hand (of/over someone)

to have or win an advantage over. Our team managed to get the upper hand in the end.

References in classic literature ?

Yes," he replied; "I think if he isn't a man in society, he is, at least, a man belonging to the upper class.

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The world is full of masonic ties, of guilds, of secret and public legions of honor; that of scholars, for example; and that of gentlemen, fraternizing with the upper class of every country and every culture.

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By early 2018, Virgin Atlantic will refit all ten of their A330 Upper Class cabins.

Virgin Atlantic showcases A330 Upper Class cabin

org/fact-tank/2014/12/17/wealth-gap-upper-middle-income/) attempted to define class tiers in a 2014 report, in which the center came up with these strata based on median income: Upper class families earned more than twice the median income of American families; middle class families earned between two-thirds and twice the median income; and lower-income families earned less than two-thirds of the median income.

Upper Class In America Larger Than Many Think

From the minute Upper Class passengers step out of their chauffeured limousine at Heathrow's T3 and are greeted by name, Virgin Atlantic staff wearing the technology will start the check-in process.

Virgin Atlantic To Use Wearable Technology To Serve Passengers

As soon as the Upper Class passengers step out of their chauffeured limousine at Heathrow's T3 and are greeted by name, Virgin Atlantic staff wearing the technology would begin their check-in process.

Virgin Atlantic becomes first airline to use 'wearable technology' to serve passengers

It may be that proportionally the upper class lost more sons than the working class, but their survivors returned to a life of luxury while the working class "Tommy" went back to grinding poverty.

Dan Snow's piece of revisionist [...]; Letters

Virgin Atlantic has decided to offer its Upper Class ground service to all passengers.

-Virgin offers Upper Class ground service to all

com by October 12 can pick up their upper class tickets for just $1,500 each way.

Online Travel Agent MyReviewsNow.net Spotlights VirginAtlantic.com Upper Class Airline Tickets Sale

Even participants not in the upper class were just as likely to report a willingness to engage in unethical behavior as the upper-class cohort once they had been primed to see the benefits of greed, researchers said.

Who cheats more: the lower classes or the upper classes?

The automaker will provide 700 cars per annum to chauffeur Virgin Upper Class passengers to and from their UK airport of choice.

-Volvo Car Corporation renews three-year car supply contract with Tristar Worldwide

Passengers will wake up on Christmas Day to find a stocking full of goodies hung at the end of their Upper Class Suite, including a tree ornament, playing cards, a small bottle of Piper Heidsieck champagne, toiletries and cosmetics and a voucher for a bareMinerals treatment in the Gatwick or Heathrow Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse Spa.