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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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The meaning of UPGRADE is an upward grade or slope. How to use upgrade in a sentence.
upgrade. noun [ C ] uk / ˈʌp.ɡreɪd / us / ˈʌp.ɡreɪd / B2. 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.
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.
noun. an incline going up in the direction of movement. an increase or improvement: an upgrade in the year's profit forecast. a new version, improved model, etc.: The company is offering an upgrade of its sports sedan. an increase or improvement in one's service, accommodations, privileges, or the like:
1. verb [usually passive] B2. If equipment or services are upgraded, they are improved or made more efficient. Helicopters have been upgraded and modernized. [be VERB -ed] Medical facilities are being reorganized and upgraded. [be VERB -ed] ...upgraded catering facilities. [VERB-ed] [Also VERB]
upgrade. noun [ C ] us / ˈʌp.ɡreɪd / uk / ˈʌp.ɡreɪd / B2. 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.
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 (to something) the act of making a machine, computer system, etc. more powerful and efficient; the more powerful and efficient machine, computer system, etc. instructions for installing an upgrade to the existing system
UPGRADE definition: to improve something so that it is of a higher quality or a newer model: . Learn more.
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.
