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upscale.

Expensive and designed to appeal to affluent consumers.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈʌpskeɪl/
  1. Expensive and designed to appeal to affluent consumers.

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Where this word comes from

From up + scale, 1966 (adjective), 1963 (verb).

verb/ˈʌpskeɪl/
  1. To increase in size, to scale up.

Where this word comes from

From up + scale, 1966 (adjective), 1963 (verb).

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