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upmarket /ʌpˈmɑːkɪt / /ˈʌpmɑːkɪt/chiefly British adjectiveRelatively expensive and designed to appeal to affluent consumers: an upmarket ski resort upmarket boutiques...- They were forced to move out of their home in the upmarket Morningside area of Edinburgh.
- This was no ordinary place; it was an upmarket historic inn and its chef clearly knew his stuff.
- Baqueira is an upmarket Pyrenean ski resort frequented by the Spanish royal family.
adverbTowards the more expensive or affluent sector of the market: the pub seems to have forgotten its local community in a quest to go upmarket...- He fulfilled a long-held ambition to take the company upmarket.
- We want to revamp the brand and take it upmarket.
- The Philippines has long been known as a low-cost furniture producer, but a new generation of designers has plans to take the industry upmarket
Rhymesdownmarket, market |