upmarket

American

[uhp-mahr-kit] / ˈʌpˌmɑr kɪt /

adjective

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

upmarket fashions.

adverb

in an upmarket way.

Etymology

Origin of upmarket

First recorded in 1970–75; up- + market

Example Sentences

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The latest charges against him relate to a woman from the upmarket Frogner area of Oslo, who he was banned from contacting at the time.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

“Complacency is a killer,” he told a crowd of about 50 last week at On the Kirb, an organic sports bar in the upmarket Houston neighborhood of Upper Kirby.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

A narrow lane in Mumbai city's upmarket Colaba area opens up to a patch of land filled with small concrete cubicles - nooks washermen use to clean and dry the city's laundry.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

After moving to Monaco, where his success enabled him to buy a home and a Rolls-Royce, Van der Bruggen developed other ventures including construction game TomTect and upmarket doll's house company K'Tom.

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

This was epically upmarket, but I couldn't let Belet know I thought that.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

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