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verb
- 1. raise (something) to a higher standard, in particular improve (equipment or machinery) by adding or replacing components: "the cost of upgrading each workstation is around £300" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. an act of upgrading something: "a room upgrade from a twin to a duplex suite"
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a piece of software or equipment that improves the quality or usefulness of a computer or machine: a hardware upgrade. The upgrade to version 5.0 costs $395. an occasion when someone is given something of a better standard, or newer, for example a better seat on a plane, a better room in a hotel, or a new phone:
: to raise the classification and usually the price of without improving the quality. e. : to extend the usefulness of (something, such as a device) f. : to assign a less serious status to. upgraded the patient's condition to good. intransitive verb.
To upgrade is to make improvements to something or exchange it for a better version. Some people upgrade their phone every time a new model comes out, while others prudently wait to see which new features they really need.
a piece of software or equipment that improves the quality or usefulness of a computer or machine: a hardware upgrade. The upgrade to version 5.0 costs $395. an occasion when someone is given something of a better standard, or newer, for example a better seat on a plane, a better room in a hotel, or a new phone:
an increase or improvement in one's service, accommodations, privileges, or the like: If the ship isn't full we'll receive an upgrade to a deluxe stateroom. something, as a piece of equipment, that serves to improve or enhance: a full range of upgrades available for your computer. adjective. uphill; of, pertaining to, on, or along an upgrade.
upgrade. [transitive, intransitive] to make a machine, computer system, etc. more powerful and efficient; to start using a new and better version of a machine, system, etc.
If you upgrade or are upgraded, you change your hotel room to one that is more expensive. You can upgrade to a larger room with a bath and views of the sea. The guest was upgraded from a standard room to a superior room.
n. 1. The act or an instance of upgrading. 2. Computers. a. A software program that provides added enhancements over an earlier version. b. A hardware device that provides greater performance than an earlier model. 3. An upward incline. adv. & adj. Uphill. Idiom: on the upgrade. Improving or progressing. up′grad′a·ble adj.
UPGRADE definition: to improve something so that it is of a higher quality or a newer model: . Learn more.
the act of improving the condition of a building, etc. in order to provide a better service. The building urgently needs an upgrade. the act of giving somebody a better seat on a plane, room in a hotel, etc. than the one that they paid for; the seat, room, etc. itself. Frequent flyers qualify for a free upgrade.
