upmarket

[ uhp-mahr-kit ]

/ ˈʌpˌmɑr kɪt /

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adjective

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

adverb

in an upmarket way.

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Origin of upmarket

First recorded in 1970–75; up- + market

Words nearby upmarket

uplight, uplighter, uplink, upload, upmanship, upmarket, upmost, Upolu, upon, up one's alley, up one's sleeve

How to use upmarket in a sentence

He was struck down inside an upmarket London hotel by a rare radioactive poison that had been slipped in to his pot of tea.
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Richie begins to view his project as a possible “upmarket Da Vinci Code.”
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If those consumers get their hands on some money, they'll move upmarket to Crate and Barrel and Banana Republic.
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It is undeniable that the Booker helped Rushdie get kind reviews in the upmarket press and elevated him further.
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This spring, an intriguing pattern has developed in the real estate market in Aspen, the upmarket Colorado ski resort.
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British Dictionary definitions for upmarket

up-market

adjective

relating to commercial products, services, etc, that are relatively expensive and of superior quality

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