upmarket

[ uhp-mahr-kit ]

adjective

1. appealing or catering to high-income consumers; of high quality; not easily affordable or accessible:

   upmarket fashions.

adverb

1. in an upmarket way.

Word History and Origins

Origin of upmarket¹

First recorded in 1970–75; up- + market

Example Sentences

The carmaker is attempting to move away from its past as a mass-manufacturer of cheap "runabouts", and position itself as more upmarket brand, focused on electric cars.

From BBC

The order had been made through Neal’s Yard Dairy, an upmarket cheese seller and wholesaler, and the first batch of Hafod arrived at its London base in September.

From BBC

Once his post gained traction, he said he was messaged by representatives of the London upmarket department store.

From BBC

Straddling the border between West Hollywood and Los Angeles, it backed up against L.A.’s burgeoning Sycamore District that includes upmarket stores, restaurants and art galleries that have sprung up in the former industrial district.

From Los Angeles Times

Payne was staying in a hotel in the upmarket neighbourhood of Palermo in the Argentine capital.

From BBC