uprate

From up- +‎ rate.

uprate (third-person singular simple present uprates, present participle uprating, simple past and past participle uprated)

(transitive) To give a higher rating to.
- 2019 October, Tony Miles, 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.
- 2023 February 8, Paul Stephen, “Network News: Heritage group opposes Liverpool Street revisions”, in RAIL, number 976, page 26:
  The hotel also had its listed status uprated from Grade II to Grade II*.
(transitive, chiefly British) To increase the value of (a benefits payment).
It's time to ask whether we really need to be uprating Universal Credit year-on-year.
- 1961 December 13, John Boyd-Carpenter, “New Clause—(Increase Of Widow's Basic Pension)”, in parliamentary debates (House of Commons)‎, volume 651, column 475:
  ...how can we justify taking out of the contributions of those people something to up-rate the benefit of widows whose circumstances, apart from this reserved right, are identical with those whom society has said should have no pension at all?
(transitive, philately) To put a higher value of postage on (a letter) than required by the official rate.

uprate (plural uprates)

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