What it means
- (noun) An upward grade or slope.
- (noun) An improved component or replacement item, usually applied to technology “With my phone company, I get a free upgrade every twelve months if I keep topping up 10 pounds a month.”
- (noun) An improvement “The remarried couples among my friends often joked that their divorce and remarriage amounted to an upgrade.”
- (verb) To improve, usually applied to technology, generally by complete replacement of one or more components “When you upgrade your standard of living, you become addicted to that standard of living.”
- (verb) To replace with something better. “I had to upgrade my anti-virus software to protect my computer from the newer threats.”
- (verb) To improve the equipment or furnishings of or services rendered to “They upgraded him to the latest model.”
- (verb) To improve in condition or status. “She upgraded to a more successful husband.”
- (verb) To replace a program with a later version of itself, a version having a higher version number or marketed under a more recent product name.
- (adverb) Up a slope or grade.
Letter analysis
- Upgrade contains 7 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 4 consonant(s).
- It uses 7 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 2.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 11.
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Common questions
What does Upgrade mean?
An upward grade or slope.
How many letters are in Upgrade?
Upgrade has 7 letters.
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