uprate

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English

Etymology

up- +‎ rate

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.
    • 2019 October, Tony Miles and Philip Sherratt, “EMR kicks off new era”, in Modern Railways, page 53:
      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.
  2. (transitive, philately) 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

Anagrams

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