different between extortionate vs upmarket

English

Etymology

From extortion +? -ate (suffix forming adjectives with the sense ‘characterized by [the thing specified by the stem]’).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k?st????n?t/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?k?st????n?t/
• Hyphenation: ex?tort?ion?ate

Adjective

extortionate (comparative more extortionate, superlative most extortionate)

1. Of, related to, or typifying extortion (“the practice of obtaining money or other property by the use of force or threats”).

   Synonyms: (rare) extortionable, extortionary, (obsolete) extortious, extortive, gripeful
2. Greatly exceeding what is moderate or reasonable; exorbitant.

   Synonyms: (rare) extortionable, (obsolete) extortious

   Antonyms: modest, unextortionate

Derived terms

• extortionately
• unextortionate

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Translations

References

Further reading

• extortion on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Etymology

up- +? market

Pronunciation

Adjective

upmarket (comparative more upmarket, superlative most upmarket)

1. Designed for customers with a high income.

Adverb

upmarket

1. Towards the more expensive end of the market.

Antonyms

• downmarket

Coordinate terms

• downmarket
• midmarket

Verb

upmarket (third-person singular simple present upmarkets, present participle upmarketing, simple past and past participle upmarketed)

1. To make or become upmarket.
   • 1992, Elizabeth Wilson, The Sphinx in the City (page 159)

     […] their flats and shops are upmarketed or pulled down to be replaced by hotels, offices and a privately owned park.