Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

uprate

/ʌpˈreɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.09 in modern English

Syllables: up-rate
IPA: /ʌpˈreɪt/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To give a higher rating to.

Transitive verb

verb

To increase the value of (a benefits payment).

British usage; Transitive verb

verb

To put a higher value of postage on (a letter) than required by the official rate.

Transitive verb

noun

An increase in a rating

Example Sentences

"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."
"The hotel also had its listed status uprated from Grade II to Grade II*."
"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?"

Etymology

From up- + rate.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ʌpˈreɪt/

Usage

Transitive verb
British usage

Inflected Forms

uprates (present, singular) uprating (participle, present) uprated (participle, past) uprated (past) uprates (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce uprate?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʌpˈreɪt/.
What does uprate mean?: To give a higher rating to.
Where does uprate come from?: From up- + rate.

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