March 08, 2016 Word of the Day
or chiefly British upwards
The sales figures are moving steadily upward.
Definition of UPWARD
1 : from a lower place or level to a higher place or level
The road gradually rose upward.
The temperature is heading upward. [=it is getting hotter]
2 : toward the ceiling, sky, etc...
The hawk spiraled upward.
He pointed upward.
She directed my gaze upward.
3 : toward a higher or better condition or position
They are moving upward socially and economically.
moving upward in the corporate world
4 : to a larger amount : to a higher number
Prices shot upward.
The inflation rate was adjusted upward.
Attendance figures have been heading upward.
onward and upward
— see ONWARD
upwards of also US upward of
: more than (an amount or number)
upwards of half a million people
He won upwards of $2,000.
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