Definitions for upscaleˈʌpˈskeɪl
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
up•scaleˈʌpˈskeɪl(adj.)
of, for, or designating people at the upper end of a social or economic scale.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Informal
Origin of upscale:
1970–75, Amer.
Princeton's WordNet
upscale(adj)
appropriate for people with good incomes
"an upscale neighborhood"; "an upscale motel"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
upscale(adjective)ˈʌpˈskeɪl
expensive and fashionable
an upscale restaurant/hotel/neighborhood
Wiktionary
upscale(Verb)
To increase in size, to scale up.
upscale(Adjective)
Marked by wealth or quality; high-class.
Origin: up + scale, 1966
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