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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“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

Some 58% of foreign buyers in Portugal are from the U.S., and house prices have doubled in five years in some of the upmarket historical districts.

From The Wall Street Journal

A neighbour found Alexander Blue badly injured on the driveway of his home on Dundonald Road in the upmarket Dowanhill area.

From BBC

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

Over the next month, a steady market will see $25.67 billion in flows out of U.S. stocks, but $9.34 billion in buying could be seen in an upmarket.

From MarketWatch

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