Definitions for upscale

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Spelling: [adjective uhp-skeyl; verb uhp- Upscale is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 257 anagrams from letters in upscale (acelpsu).

Definitions for upscale

noun

1. (used with a plural verb) elegant, elite, privileged persons collectively (usually preceded by the):

adjective

1. located at, moving toward, or of or for the upper end of a social or economic scale:
2. luxurious, costly, or elegant.

verb (used with object)

1. to improve the quality, value, or rating of:

Origin of upscale

An Americanism dating back to 1970-75; up- + scale³

Examples for upscale

The mid-morning blasts hit Beirut's upscale neighborhood of Janah, a Hezbollah stronghold.

And they turned them all into these upscale tourist centers and places for people who live in them as though they are tourists.

A few blocks away, dignitaries, including Tony Blair, held court in the upscale Serena Hotel.

Residents of an upscale Istanbul neighborhood flocked to their windows this month to watch a neighbor brutally beat his wife.

Romney lost the state, but still managed to win its upscale voters and white women—Cuccinelli is losing both blocs to McAuliffe.

His clothing line that his friend described as “upscale and urban” was a dud.

And then there were the blankets worn across one shoulder over warm looking coats that gave an upscale apache feel.

One of the most expensive and upscale neighborhoods in New York City, which is saying a lot.

upscale America will likely go Republican in 2014, just as it did in 2010 and 2012.

upscale development brought in more and more wealthy people who tipped the scale in the opposite direction.