upmarket

[uhp-mahr-kit]

adjective

1. appealing or catering to high-income consumers; of high quality; not easily affordable or accessible.

   upmarket fashions.

adverb

1. in an upmarket way.

Word History and Origins

Origin of upmarket¹

First recorded in 1970–75; up- + market

Example Sentences

To suit the upmarket neighbourhood, they carried out high-end renovations and created a "luxury cinema" with carefully designed interiors at a cost of nearly 2.3 million euros.

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The large-scale mural looms above several popular riverside restaurants in the upmarket town.

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Block also called out successful efforts to move upmarket, or attract larger sellers to the Square business.

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Even in an upmarket LA hotel on a warm autumn afternoon, I'm feeling chilled.

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"The pizza market has become a lot more upmarket," she said.

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