upgrade Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
    acclivity; raise; rise; climb; ascent.
    • the car couldn't make it up the rise
  2. noun software that provides better performance than an earlier version did
  3. noun a reservation that is improved
    • I got an upgrade to first class when coach class was full
  4. noun the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises
    rise; rising slope.
  5. noun hardware that provides better performance than an earlier version did
  6. noun the act of improving something (especially machinery) by raising it to a higher grade (as by adding or replacing components)
    • the power plant received a new upgrade
  7. verb rate higher; raise in value or esteem
  8. verb to improve what was old or outdated
    • I've upgraded my computer so I can run better software
    • The company upgraded their personnel
  9. verb give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
    advance; kick upstairs; elevate; promote; raise.
    • John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired
    • Women tend not to advance in the major law firms
    • I got promoted after many years of hard work
  10. verb get better travel conditions
    • I upgraded to First Class when Coach Class was overbooked
  11. verb give better travel conditions to
    • The airline upgraded me when I arrived late and Coach Class was full

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