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Of, intended for, or relating to high-income consumers: an upscale neighborhood; upscale fashions.
(adjective)
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To raise to a higher level; upgrade.
(verb-transitive)
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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.