to increase the operating costs of (a company) by increasing the number of people it employs
2. (transitive)
to increase the size of or produce a larger version of (something)
3. (intransitive)
to move to a larger home
Word origin
C20: modelled on downsize
upsize in American English
(ˈupˌsaiz)
intransitive verb or transitive verbWord forms: -sized, -sizing
to increase in size, as by hiring additional employees; expand
to upsize a business
Word origin
[1985–90]This word is first recorded in the period 1985–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Human Genome Project, antisense, codependent, cohousing, golden handcuffs
Examples of 'upsize' in a sentence
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And people will still need to relocate, upsize, downsize, change jobs.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Two-thirds cashed in on their equity to upsize to three or more bedrooms.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Many suburbs and commuter towns are out of reach for those looking to upsize to their second home.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Rooms can easily be added or removed, so people can upsize and downsize without having to move home.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
A few years on, these young first-time buyers are now married and starting families, which means they need to upsize.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
They want to upsize to a five-bedder with a larger garden in the same area.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
However, they are running out of space and would like to upsize to a four-bedroom house.