upmarket
Towards the more expensive end of the marketTowards the more expensive end of the market.
» He lives in an upmarket neighbourhood.
Er wohnt in einem vornehmen Viertel. — Sudajaengi
Он живёт в престижном районе. — marafon
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1 sensesTowards the more expensive end of the market.
The hotel seems to have gone upmarket.
Examples
5 sentencesHe lives in an upmarket neighbourhood.
ruОн живёт в престижном районе. — marafon
deEr wohnt in einem vornehmen Viertel. — Sudajaengi
Tom and Mary only eat in upmarket restaurants.
They went out for dinner at an upmarket restaurant.
deSie sind in ein Nobelrestaurant essen gegangen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Alex grew up in an upmarket part of town.
deAlex ist in einem gehobenen Stadtviertel aufgewachsen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
It's not an upmarket resort, but rather a down-at-heel one whose heyday has long since past.
deMan hat hier keinen Urlaubsort der gehobenen Klasse mehr, sondern vielmehr einen heruntergekommenen, dessen Blütezeit längst der Vergangenheit angehört. — Waldelfe
Origin
From up- + market.From up- + market.
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