up-market

up-mar·ket

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Definitions of up-market word

adjective up-market appealing or catering to high-income consumers; of high quality; not easily affordable or accessible: upmarket fashions. 1
adverb up-market in an upmarket way. 1
adjective up-market relating to commercial products, services, etc, that are relatively expensive and of superior quality 0

before 1970

One of the 2% newest English words

First recorded in 1970-75; up- + market

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".