upward

[ uhp-werd ]

/ ˈʌp wərd /

adverb Also up·wards.

toward a higher place or position: The birds flew upward.

toward a higher or more distinguished condition, rank, level, etc.: His employer wishes to move him upward in the company.

to a greater degree; more: fourscore and upward.

toward a large city, the source or origin of a stream, or the interior of a country or region: They followed the Thames River upward from the North Sea to London.

in the upper parts; above.

adjective

moving or tending upward; directed at or situated in a higher place or position.

Words nearby upward

upturned, upu, upvalue, upvc, upvote, upward, upward mobility, upwardly mobile, upwards, upwards of, upwarp

Idioms for upward

upwards of, more than; above: My vacation cost me upwards of a thousand dollars.

Origin of upward

before 900; Middle English; Old English upweard (cognate with Dutch opwaart). See up-, -ward

OTHER WORDS FROM upward

up·ward·ly, adverbup·ward·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for upwards

Not surprisingly, rates for recovery vary enormously, from as low as three percent to upwards of 75 percent.
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Some show benefits for upwards of 400, while others show 200 is better.
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Her oldest client was 70 years old, but she says they range in age from 18 upwards.
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They range in age from 18 upwards, but the majority look no older than 25.
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By contrast, in a regular primary, the 10th would have upwards of 180 stations.
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His wife sells bric--brac and old masters: Rembrandts from two francs fifty upwards.
Trilby|George Du Maurier
In these upwards of two thousand children receive a good common school education.
The Genius of Scotland|Robert Turnbull
The season continued for upwards of eight weeks, and was a pronounced success, both artistically and financially.
The Mapleson Memoirs, vol II|James H. Mapleson
For the entire distance its summits are distinctly seen from the ocean, many at a distance of upwards of a hundred miles.
The Western World|W.H.G. Kingston
The equestrian figure is upwards of fourteen feet high, and weighs about eight tons.
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British Dictionary definitions for upwards (1 of 2)

upwards

upward

/ (ˈʌpwədz) /

adverb

from a lower to a higher place, level, condition, etc

towards a higher level, standing, etc

British Dictionary definitions for upwards (2 of 2)

upward

/ (ˈʌpwəd) /

adjective

directed or moving towards a higher point or level

adverb

a variant of upwards

Derived forms of upward

upwardly, adverbupwardness, noun

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upward

adverb Also up·wards.

adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for upwards (1 of 2)

upward

adverb

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adjective

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