Definition of "upscale" []

• Of, intended for, or relating to high-income consumers: an upscale neighborhood; upscale fashions. (adjective)
• To raise to a higher level; upgrade. (verb-transitive)
• To redesign or market for higher-income consumers: "the upscaling of TV dinners [to] savory, low-calorie entrées” ( Bernice Kanner). (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Renault will also start selling in India early next year the Pulse, which it describes as an upscale compact car, and also plans to launch locally-made versions of its Dacia Duster sports utility vehicle and a sedan in 2012."
• "Some of the features that average home buyers want today used to be considered optional and were standard only in upscale luxury homes."
• "Fake flowers are blooming where they've never been before -- in upscale gardens, window boxes and containers."