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upward mobilities

upward mobilities is the plural of upward mobility.

Meaning of upward mobility

Noun

upward mobility (countable and uncountable, plural upward mobilities)

  1. Ability to advance to better-paid or better-regarded social strata.
    • “The whole notion of the American dream,” said Frank Levy, an M.I.T. economist, “described a mass upward mobility that is just a lot harder to achieve right now.”2012 October 24, David Leonhardt, quoting Frank Levy, “Standard of Living Is in the Shadows as Election Issue”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

Questions about upward mobilities

What is upward mobilities the plural of?
Upward mobilities is the plural of upward mobility.

Words near upward mobilities in the dictionary

  1. upward
  2. upward compatibility
  3. upward compatible
  4. upward lightning
  5. upward lightnings
  6. upward mobilities
  7. upward mobility
  8. upward of
  9. upward spiral
  10. upward spirals
  11. upward-facing dog

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