Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

upward mobility

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.55 in modern English

Syllables: up-ward -mo-bil-i-ty
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

6

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Ability to advance to better-paid or better-regarded social strata.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"“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.”"

Usage

Inflected Forms

upward mobilities (plural)

Questions

What does upward mobility mean?: Ability to advance to better-paid or better-regarded social strata.

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