💻 To improve 💻 A new version ✈️ A better seat 🏆 To promote ✈️ To get a better seat ⛰️ An upward slope

upgrade

27 3.4

A better seat or service offered on planes and in hotels

noun
/ˈʌpˌɡreɪd/

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And that's a sizeable upgrade from where they are during that two years.

And she gave her this fat, fancy upgrade for this gorgeous suite.

Examples

Nice upgrade from the old van, right?

Twisters (2024)
And I should get a free upgrade.

Precious Cargo (2016)
Yeah, this is definitely an upgrade.

Lazer Team (2016)
And she said we could get an upgrade much, much cheaper.
So, uh, we are on our honeymoon, and I was wondering if we could possibly get an upgrade because I have miles.

Murder Mystery (2019)
You're in dire need of an upgrade.

Captain America: Civil War (2016)
Google continues to make upgrades to the YouTube interface, both for end-users and administrators.

Blog text (20)
I'm a midnight person, I'm a Twilight, but both of our mattresses are a major upgrade from our last ones.
The airline offered me a complimentary upgrade to first class when I checked in.
After the renovation, the hotel provided an upgrade that included a better view and modern amenities.

Synonyms

improvement

vsupgrade

619 1.1

A change that makes something better

applies only to moving a reserved seat or service to a higher class

Antonyms

to downgrade

43 4.9

To make something lower in rank, value or importance

Surface Forms

upgrade singular

upgrades plural

Morphology

upgrade = grade (transparent) = up + grade

The meaning is the straightforward combination of 'up' + 'grade' (raised to a higher grade), matching the travel/hotel sense.

Etymology

Upgrade is made from up ('higher') and grade ('step' or 'level'), so an upgrade in travel is like moving you up a step into a better seat or class.