Up-market

Definition

up-market /ʌp 'mɑ:kÇt / adj အဆင့္ျမင့္။ အထက္တန္းစား။ အထက္။ an upmarket restaurant/ shop/ car. Compare DOWN-MARKET adv အထက္လႊာအႀကိဳက္ (တက္လွမ္းသည္)။ go/ move up-market.

Examples

1. ‘It's not posh nosh
2. just slightly more upmarket pub grub
3. so anyone after a real culinary experience should perhaps steer clear.’
4. ‘They will also visit some of the city's trendy stores and hotels
5. to find out more about the upmarket section of the service industry.’
6. ‘The multi-million pound investment would come by attracting upmarket shops
7. housing and tourism to the town.’
8. ‘We need some sort of upmarket supermarket in the town to attract people here.’
9. ‘This optimistic move comes at a time when other hotels in the upmarket sector have been suffering losses.’
10. ‘Hundreds of people attended the glitzy fashion show at the upmarket Kensington Roof Gardens nightclub.’
11. ‘Price rises in upmarket areas have been spectacular
12. as well-heeled buyers chase a short supply of properties.’
13. ‘Baqueira is an upmarket Pyrenean ski resort frequented by the Spanish royal family.’
14. ‘This was no ordinary place; it was an upmarket historic inn and its chef clearly knew his stuff.’
15. ‘A few upmarket hotels and resorts can be found here and there are two national parks as well as the usual array of stunning bays and beaches.’
16. ‘The downtown is dominated by modern skyscrapers and upmarket shopping malls.’
17. ‘They were forced to move out of their home in the upmarket Morningside area of Edinburgh.’
18. ‘It was so upmarket that we could only afford a room between us
19. with one double bed.’
20. ‘The atmosphere is upmarket smart casual; the maitre d' wore a jacket and an open collar shirt.’
21. ‘Marshall and Snelgove was one of the biggest names in upmarket retailing from the 1860s to the 1970s.’
22. ‘The used-car business in the city has just gone upmarket.’
23. ‘We already have a lot of interest from park owners
24. eager to upgrade their stock and go more upmarket.’
25. ‘The company's ambitious push to drive the brand upmarket risks hurting its existing premium marque.’
26. ‘Burke has moved the store upmarket
27. made it more customer-friendly
28. and increased the focus on high-quality toys for adults.’
29. ‘The Philippines has long been known as a low-cost furniture producer
30. but a new generation of designers has plans to take the industry upmarket’