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I hate to say it, but the truth is that the upscale line is where I get respect as a designer. The higher the price range, the higher the respect level from the industry, even though it's much easier to make a great $500 dress than a great $100 dress.
Betsey Johnson

Meaning of "upscale" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UPSCALE

upscale  [ˈʌpˈskeɪl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UPSCALE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Upscale is a verb and can also act as an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb upscale in English.

WHAT DOES UPSCALE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of upscale in the English dictionary

The definition of upscale in the dictionary is of or for the upper end of an economic or social scale; up-market. Other definition of upscale is to increase the scale of.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO UPSCALE

PRESENT

Present
I upscale
you upscale
he/she/it upscales
we upscale
you upscale
they upscale
Present continuous
I am upscaling
you are upscaling
he/she/it is upscaling
we are upscaling
you are upscaling
they are upscaling
Present perfect
I have upscaled
you have upscaled
he/she/it has upscaled
we have upscaled
you have upscaled
they have upscaled
Present perfect continuous
I have been upscaling
you have been upscaling
he/she/it has been upscaling
we have been upscaling
you have been upscaling
they have been upscaling
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I upscaled
you upscaled
he/she/it upscaled
we upscaled
you upscaled
they upscaled
Past continuous
I was upscaling
you were upscaling
he/she/it was upscaling
we were upscaling
you were upscaling
they were upscaling
Past perfect
I had upscaled
you had upscaled
he/she/it had upscaled
we had upscaled
you had upscaled
they had upscaled
Past perfect continuous
I had been upscaling
you had been upscaling
he/she/it had been upscaling
we had been upscaling
you had been upscaling
they had been upscaling
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will upscale
you will upscale
he/she/it will upscale
we will upscale
you will upscale
they will upscale
Future continuous
I will be upscaling
you will be upscaling
he/she/it will be upscaling
we will be upscaling
you will be upscaling
they will be upscaling
Future perfect
I will have upscaled
you will have upscaled
he/she/it will have upscaled
we will have upscaled
you will have upscaled
they will have upscaled
Future perfect continuous
I will have been upscaling
you will have been upscaling
he/she/it will have been upscaling
we will have been upscaling
you will have been upscaling
they will have been upscaling
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would upscale
you would upscale
he/she/it would upscale
we would upscale
you would upscale
they would upscale
Conditional continuous
I would be upscaling
you would be upscaling
he/she/it would be upscaling
we would be upscaling
you would be upscaling
they would be upscaling
Conditional perfect
I would have upscale
you would have upscale
he/she/it would have upscale
we would have upscale
you would have upscale
they would have upscale
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been upscaling
you would have been upscaling
he/she/it would have been upscaling
we would have been upscaling
you would have been upscaling
they would have been upscaling
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you upscale
we let´s upscale
you upscale
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to upscale
Past participle
upscaled
Present Participle
upscaling
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UPSCALE


broadscale
ˈbrɔːdˌskeɪl
descale
ˌdiːˈskeɪl
downscale
ˈdaʊnskeɪl
grayscale
ˈɡreɪˌskeɪl
kale
keɪl
kayle
keɪl
limescale
ˈlaɪmskeɪl
macroscale
ˈmækrəʊˌskeɪl
mesoscale
ˈmɛsəʊˌskeɪl
microscale
ˈmaɪkrəʊˌskeɪl
millscale
ˈmɪlˌskeɪl
nanoscale
ˈnænəˌskeɪl
overscale
ˌəʊvəˈskeɪl
rescale
riːˈskeɪl
scail
skeɪl
scale
skeɪl
skail
skeɪl
subscale
ˈsʌbˌskeɪl
timescale
ˈtaɪmˌskeɪl
Windscale
ˈwɪndˌskeɪl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UPSCALE

ups and downs
upsadaisy
Upsala
upsee
upsend
upset
upset price
upset stomach
upset the applecart
upsettable
upsetter
upsetting
upsettingly
upshift
upshoot
upshot
upside
upside down
upside-down
upside-down cake

WORDS THAT END LIKE UPSCALE

Beaufort scale
Celsius scale
chromatic scale
economies of scale
economy of scale
Fahrenheit scale
full-scale
large-scale
locale
Mohs scale
ordinal scale
pay scale
pentatonic scale
ratio scale
Richter scale
salary scale
sliding scale
small-scale
spring scale
wage scale
world scale

Synonyms and antonyms of upscale in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «upscale» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UPSCALE

Find out the translation of upscale to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of upscale from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «upscale» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

高档
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lujo
570 millions of speakers

English

upscale
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

upscale
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الراقي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

высококлассные
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

upscale
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

, upscale
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

haut de gamme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kelas atas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gehobenen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

高級な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

고급
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Upscale
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cao cấp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மேல்தட்டு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Upscale
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

lüks
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

di lusso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ekskluzywny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

висококласні
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

upscale
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

upscale
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

upscale
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

exklusiva
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

oppskalere
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of upscale

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UPSCALE»

The term «upscale» is very widely used and occupies the 15.379 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UPSCALE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about upscale

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6 QUOTES WITH «UPSCALE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word upscale.
1
Margaret Beckett
Some people think that going on a caravan holiday is a slightly more upscale version of camping. Let me assure you, it is much better than that. You know that you will have your creature comforts wherever you are. I never have to pack light, and I can put the kettle on in any location.
2
Chris Gabrieli
Many expanded-time schools have generated extraordinary results. In some cases, they have completely closed the achievement gap, all while installing curricula with a richness rivaled only by elite private schools and those in the most upscale suburbs.
3
Betsey Johnson
I hate to say it, but the truth is that the upscale line is where I get respect as a designer. The higher the price range, the higher the respect level from the industry, even though it's much easier to make a great $500 dress than a great $100 dress.
4
Kyle MacLachlan
My breakfast consists of two cappuccinos and maybe a toasted English muffin, and that's pretty much it for me unless I decide to go a little more upscale, and then I'll have scrambled eggs.
5
Donna Mills
I kept bugging them about making it more upscale, because I felt Abby, through her cleverness and business sense, was a character who would move up. And that's what she did.
6
Jenn Suhr
It's not like I've been vaulting my whole life. I haven't. So my body hasn't taken that physical beating. I'm still on the upscale.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UPSCALE»

Discover the use of upscale in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to upscale and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Not to People Like Us: Hidden Abuse in Upscale Marriages
Now Susan Weitzman explores a heretofore overlooked population of battered wives-the upper-educated and upper-income women who rarely report abuse and remain trapped by their own silence.
Susan Weitzman, 2008
2
White Trash Etiquette: The Definitive Guide to Upscale ...
The definitive guide to high-class trailer park living.
Dr. Verne Edstrom, Esq., 2006
3
An Investigation of Service Quality in Upscale Hotels Using ...
Research Paper from the year 2010 in the subject Business economics - Business Management, Corporate Governance, grade: A, University of Brighton (School of Service Management), course: International Hospitality Management, language: ...
William Gemkow, 2011
4
Brand Extension in the Upscale Hotel Industry; Conceptual ...
JungKook Lee. research), supply (upscale hotel industry and trends), and demand (consumer perception). Three separate research objectives are established and served as the basis for three studies, and these are to: Objective 1: Establish ...
JungKook Lee, 2007
5
Anthropometrica: A Textbook of Body Measurement for Sports ...
Furthermore, these data suggest that the static upscale recommendations of Edwards et al. (1955) may be too lenient. They recommend that a jaw pressure 10.0 ± 2.0 g.mnr2 (or 0.098 N.mnr2 ± 20%) is adequate for reproducible results.
Kevin Norton, Tim Olds, 1996
6
Designer Birdhouses: 20 Upscale Homes for Sophisticated Birds
Few woodworking projects are as popular and easy as building a birdhouse—and with just a dollop of creativity, plus this book, it’s simple to turn it into an amazing avian architectural wonder.
Richard T. Banks, 2008
7
Structural Change, Competitiveness and Industrial Policy: ...
We then examined the extent to which the current productive experience helps a country to develop comparative advantages in products with higher PRODY than the country average, EXPY (“upscale products”). In this dimension, the four ...
Aurora A. C. Teixeira, Ester Silva, Ricardo Mamede, 2014
8
Advances in Hospitality and Leisure
Results by Market Segments Hotels are typically categorized into broad price and quality bands including the categories of luxury, upper upscale, upscale, midscale (full service), midscale (limited service), and economy hotels. These market ...
Joseph S. Chen, 2010
9
Changing the Industrial Geography in Asia: The Impact of ...
The Impact of China and India Shahid Yusuf, Kaoru Nabeshima. 4.7 Top 10 “ Upscale” Commodities with the Highest Density in Taiwan, China, 2006. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 4.8 Top 10 “Upscale” Commodities with the ...
Shahid Yusuf, Kaoru Nabeshima, 2010
10
Shopping Center and Store Leases
[6]— Upscale Specialty Catalog Stores Mail order is alive and well despite the decline of the Wards' and Sears catalogs and some instant pickup catalogers. Many of today's most successful catalog merchants target elite customers and offer ...
Emanuel B. Halper

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UPSCALE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term upscale is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Fast-moving Idaho wildfire destroys upscale homes in resort area
SALMON, Idaho A fast-moving wildfire in Idaho that destroyed several upscale homes and forced 200 residents to flee prompted the governor on Monday to ... «Reuters, Jul 15»
2
Upscale development finalized for Gonzales
Southern Lifestyle Development, of Lafayette, will build the upscale development, called Conway Plantation, on Louisiana Highway 44 just south of Interstate 10 ... «seattlepi.com, Jul 15»
3
56 dogs, cats, and birds rescued from upscale Oklahoma City home
OKLAHOMA CITY — Dozens of dogs, cats and birds were seized from an upscale home in Oklahoma City. Fifty-six animals were rescued from a house near ... «kfor.com, Jun 15»
4
Taco Bell Planning Upscale New Concept With Beer And Wine In …
Urban Taproom, the other upscale taco concept with which Taco Bell's parent company, Yum Brands, has been experimenting. As Bloomberg reported, the first ... «Hoodline, Jun 15»
5
Megaworld unveils upscale residential development in Bacolod City
TYCOON Andrew Tan-led property developer Megaworld Corp. has debuted into upscale residential development outside Metro Manila with the launch of ... «Inquirer.net, May 15»
6
4 found dead after 'very suspicious' house fire in upscale part of …
Washington D.C. police are investigating what they called a "very suspicious" fire at an upscale home owned by a corporate executive where four bodies were ... «Fox News, May 15»
7
Whole Foods suffers as mainstream grocers like Publix go upscale
Some aspects of Publix Super Markets Inc.'s newer stores — big wedges of specialty cheeses, a rainbow of organic produce — have an upscale, undeniably ... «Tampa Bay Business Journal, May 15»
8
Wampold says Marriott Autograph downtown will be 'most upscale
The Autograph brand is one of the newest and ritziest in the Marriott family of hotels, and Wampold says his hotel at 150 N. Third St. will be “upper upscale,” with ... «Greater Baton Rouge Business Report, May 15»
9
Upscale steakhouse coming to Illinois Building
Hyde Park will join existing upscale downtown steakhouses St. Elmo Steak House, Ruth's Chris Steak House, Shula's Steak House, Morton's The Steakhouse, ... «Indianapolis Business Journal, Apr 15»
10
Click Flash: Porsha Williams Becomes Next 'Upscale' Cover Girl
The”Real Housewives of Atlanta” and “Dish Nation” star is taking center stage on the cover of Upscale's March/April Beauty issue. The editors couldn't have ... «Chicago Defender, Mar 15»

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