upscale
(adjective) appropriate for people with good incomes; “an upscale neighborhood”; “an upscale motel”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
up + scale, 1966
upscale (comparative more upscale, superlative most upscale)
(US) Marked by wealth or quality; high-class; upmarket.
upscale (third-person singular simple present upscales, present participle upscaling, simple past and past participle upscaled)
To increase in size, to scale up.
• capsule, laces up, scale up, scaleup, specula
Source: Wiktionary
16 May 2024
(noun) a system of economic regulation: wages and interest are tied to the cost-of-living index in order to reduce the effects of inflation
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
