Definitions for upper-class
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1. upper class, upper crustadjective

   the class occupying the highest position in the social hierarchy

2. upper-classadjective

   occupying the highest socioeconomic position in a society

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1. upper-classadjective

   of high social position

2. upper-classadjective

   aristocratic

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1. upper-class

   Upper class in modern societies is the social class composed of people who hold the highest social status, usually are the wealthiest members of class society, and wield the greatest political power. According to this view, the upper class is generally distinguished by immense wealth which is passed on from generation to generation. Prior to the 20th century, the emphasis was on aristocracy, which emphasized generations of inherited noble status, not just recent wealth.Because the upper classes of a society may no longer rule the society in which they are living, they are often referred to as the old upper classes, and they are often culturally distinct from the newly rich middle classes that tend to dominate public life in modern social democracies. According to the latter view held by the traditional upper classes, no amount of individual wealth or fame would make a person from an undistinguished background into a member of the upper class as one must be born into a family of that class and raised in a particular manner to understand and share upper class values, traditions, and cultural norms. The term is often used in conjunction with terms like upper-middle class, middle class, and working class as part of a model of social stratification.

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1. upper-class

   Upper-class refers to individuals or families who have the highest social status in society, often based on their wealth, occupation, education, and heritage. This class is typically characterized by high income, substantial wealth, significant influence, and affluent lifestyle. They consist of individuals who often own property, businesses, or have high-ranking job positions.

How to pronounce upper-class?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of upper-class in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of upper-class in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of upper-class in a Sentence

1. Fawaz Gerges:

   It will be extremely difficult to glue Syria back together as one country, the social fabric, the thick ties that bind it together have been dismantled, assad rule is really an area that corresponds more or less with a core identity area, yes there are many Sunnis and Christians living there but they see themselves as part of this core – the middle-class, upper-class Sunnis and Christians.

2. Economist Brian Jackson:

   Many large malls (and residential construction) in China.... are all hoping to target one demographic -- the upper class, what is needed to succeed is retail space that caters to (the much larger) bulk of middle-class Chinese.

3. Paul Fussell:

   If you are an author and give one of your books to a member of the upper class, you must never expect him to read it.

4. Phil Hill:

   It’s not unusual for a middle class, upper class family with soccer kids to be spending $20, $30, $40,000 a year to keep them all playing at the high level, the median household income of most kids we work with is $26,000. I mean you can do the math. It just locks them out.

5. Michael Lind:

   The Southern upper class never really cared what color the serfs were.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=upper-class
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Upper-Class
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upper-Class
4. ^ ChatGPT
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