- located at, moving toward, or of or for the upper end of a social or economic scale: The boutique caters to upscale young career people.
- luxurious, costly, or elegant.
- to improve the quality, value, or rating of: a five-year plan to upscale the neighborhood.
- elegant, elite, privileged persons collectively: shops that only the upscale can afford to patronize.
- of or for the upper end of an economic or social scale; up-market
- to increase the scale of