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upscale
What does upscale mean?
upscale (adjective): appropriate for people with good incomes.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use upscale in a sentence?
- An upscale neighborhood. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
- An upscale motel. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce upscale?
/ˈʌpˌskeɪl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does upscale come from?
From up + scale, 1966 (adjective), 1963 (verb).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “upscale” mean?
appropriate for people with good incomes
Right! That's what “upscale” means.
severe and unremitting in making demands
Not quite: that's what stern means.
soft and mild rather than hard or severe
Not quite: that's what gentle means.
offensive or even (of persons) malicious
Not quite: that's what nasty means.
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