uprate

[ uhp-reyt ]

verb (used with object)

, up·rat·ed, up·rat·ing.

1. to raise in rate, power, size, classification, etc.; upgrade:

   to uprate a rocket engine.

uprate

/ ʌpˈreɪt /

verb

1. raise the value, rate, or size of, upgrade
2. photog to increase the effective speed of (a film) by underexposing, usually up to two stops, and subsequently overdeveloping (pushing the processing)

Word History and Origins

Origin of uprate¹

First recorded in 1965–70; up- + rate ¹

Example Sentences

The triple-lock, which is used to uprate the state pension, acted as a crucial safeguard against rising retirement living costs, researchers said.

From BBC

Ms Reeves said: "In government I will use the inflation rate that is traditionally used to uprate benefits. I think that's the right thing to do."

From BBC

“That is the context of debates within government about whether previous commitments to uprate benefits or pensions in line with prices should be the next U-turn to be announced.”

From Washington Times

If the government wanted to uprate those benefits in line with earnings, it would need to pass a whole new law, which would face stiff resistance inside and outside Parliament.

From BBC

Labour's shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves: "The idea that the government can afford to give tax cuts to the wealthiest, but not uprate benefits in line with inflation, I think is grotesque."

From BBC