upscale /ˈʌpskeɪl/adjective 1verb 1forms 5 adjective1 •(US) Expensive and designed to appeal to affluent consumers.For example, a good location for resale, such as an upscale suburb of new homes, will cost more money than a piece of land in an established neighborhood of small, postwar houses. — 1998 verb1 •To increase in size, to scale up. formsupscaled · upscaling · upscales · more upscale · most upscale