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uprate

UK/ʌpˈreɪt/

uprate verb: to give a higher rating to.

Verb

uprate (third-person singular simple present uprates, present participle uprating, simple past and past participle uprated)

  1. (transitive) To give a higher rating to.
    • The '360s' are due to be released from the Anglia franchise in August next year, after which they will be uprated for 110mph operation and refurbished to make them suitable for their new outer-suburban role.2019 October, Tony Miles, Philip Sherratt, “EMR kicks off new era”, in Modern Railways, page 53
    • The hotel also had its listed status uprated from Grade II to Grade II*.2023 February 8, Paul Stephen, “Network News: Heritage group opposes Liverpool Street revisions”, in RAIL, number 976, page 26
  2. (UK, transitive) To increase the value of (a benefits payment).
    • It's time to ask whether we really need to be uprating Universal Credit year-on-year.
    • ...how can we justify taking out of the contributions of those people something to up-rate the benefit of widows whose circumstances, apart from this reserved right, are identical with those whom society has said should have no pension at all?1961 December 13, John Boyd-Carpenter, “New Clause—(Increase Of Widow's Basic Pension)”, in parliamentary debates (House of...
  3. (transitive) To put a higher value of postage on (a letter) than required by the official rate.

Noun

uprate (plural uprates)

  1. An increase in a rating

Forms of uprate

Verb
third-person singular presentuprates
present participleuprating
past participleuprated
pastuprated
Noun
pluraluprates

Origin of uprate

From up- + rate.

Questions about uprate

What does uprate mean?
Uprate means to give a higher rating to.
What part of speech is uprate?
Uprate can be a verb or a noun.
How do you pronounce uprate?
Uprate is pronounced /ʌpˈreɪt/ (UK).
What is the past tense of uprate?
The past tense of uprate is uprated.

Words near uprate in the dictionary

  1. upran
  2. uprank
  3. upranked
  4. upranking
  5. upranks
  6. uprate
  7. uprated
  8. uprates
  9. uprating
  10. upratings
  11. upreach

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