upsize
Americanverb (used with or without object)
verb
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to increase the operating costs of (a company) by increasing the number of people it employs
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to increase the size of or produce a larger version of (something)
Etymology
Origin of upsize
First recorded in 1985–90
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Southeast Asia's largest low-cost carrier said the agreement had "the strategic flexibility to upsize the commitment to 300 of the A220 Aircraft Family to meet future demand".
From Barron's ● May 7, 2026
The historically low level of home sales is frustrating renters who want to own and homeowners who want to relocate, upsize or downsize but don’t think the move makes financial sense.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 14, 2026
Our lease is up in August 2026, and we want to upsize.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 19, 2025
The family have put all their plans to move house and upsize "on hold".
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2024
Moving to larger quarters is the perfect opportunity to upsize your full- or queen-size mattress.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 29, 2021
It then upsized the common stock offering tranche to $25 billion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
Abivax shares added to recent gains after the French biotechnology company moved to bolster its balance sheet through an upsized stock offering, signaling investor appetite in the wake of positive clinical-trial data.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Just on Monday, the company upsized its IPO to 26.5 million shares for $53 to $55 each.
From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026
The upsized targets mean Cerebras could raise up to $4.8 billion, which would make it the largest IPO worldwide so far this year in terms of gross proceeds, according to Dow Jones Market Data.
From MarketWatch ● May 11, 2026
It wasn't going to be an expensive meal—even if they upsized everything.
From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty
As anticipation rises, the company is upsizing its initial public offering to as much as $1.46 billion.
From Barron's ● Jun. 1, 2026
The bigger screens start out as indulgences for gadget nerds, but by 2020, nearly everyone is upsizing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
A more noteworthy transition than upsizing your apartment, though, is your not splitting the rent equally.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 19, 2025
Ordering the smaller version now means Emirates will have smaller advance payments to make, so it can make sense to order it with a mind to upsizing later.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 13, 2023
"We're looking at upsizing and all of a sudden are having to question the affordability of it."
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2023
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