Meanings
nounupper middle class (plural upper middle classes)
plural upper middle classes
- A social and economic class lying above the lower middle class and below the upper class.
Synonyms: haute bourgeoisie, professional class
- in pluralThe groups in society composed of highly educated professionals and middle managerial level workers.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA social and economic class lying above the lower middle class and below the upper class.
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Translations
Czech vyšší střední třída
- vyšší střední třídasocial and economic class
Dutch hogere middenklasse
- hogere middenklassesocial and economic class
Finnish ylempi keskiluokka
- ylempi keskiluokkasocial and economic class
French classe moyenne supérieure
- classe moyenne supérieuresocial and economic class
German obere Mittelschicht
- obere Mittelschichtsocial and economic class
Indonesian kelas menengah atas
- kelas menengah atassocial and economic class
Malay kelas menengah atas
- kelas menengah atassocial and economic class
Polish wyższa warstwa klasy średniej
- wyższa warstwa klasy średniejsocial and economic class
Portuguese classe média alta
- classe média altasocial and economic class
Swedish övre medelklass
- övre medelklasssocial and economic class
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