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upscale adjective [ ˈʌpskeɪl ]

• relatively expensive and designed to appeal to affluent consumers; upmarket.
• "Hawaii's upscale boutique hotels"
Similar: deluxe, high-end, choice, exclusive, select, top-end, luxurious, superior, premier, upper-class, elite, top, classy, ritzy, prime, chi-chi, premium, first-rate, high-quality, top-quality, high-grade, five-star, finest, expensive, high-priced, upmarket, posh,
Opposite: tacky, inferior,

upscale adverb

• towards the more expensive or affluent sector of the market.
• "once known as the low-cost cousin of beef, fish has moved upscale"

upscale verb

• increase the size or improve the quality of.
• "he needs to extra funds to upscale the business"
• convert (an image or video) so that it displays correctly in a higher resolution format.
• "your HDTV will automatically upscale the content you watch"


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