Dictionary Check: upgrade

"upgrade" is a valid word!

Scrabble 11 points
Words with Friends 14 points

Definition

noun

an upward slope or grade (as in a road)

Example: "the car couldn't make it up the rise"
noun

software that provides better performance than an earlier version did

noun

a reservation that is improved

Example: "I got an upgrade to first class when coach class was full"
noun

the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises

Synonyms:
noun

hardware that provides better performance than an earlier version did

noun

the act of improving something (especially machinery) by raising it to a higher grade (as by adding or replacing components)

Example: "the power plant received a new upgrade"

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