upper middle class

/ˌʌpərˈmɪdəlˌklæs/
adjective
  1. Relating to the social group between the middle class and the upper class, typically having comfortable wealth, professional careers, and higher education.
    • Many upper-middle-class families send their children to private schools.
    • The novel explores the anxieties of upper-middle-class life in the suburbs.
    • She grew up in an upper-middle-class neighborhood with tree-lined streets.
noun
  1. The social class consisting of people with comfortable wealth, professional careers, and higher education, ranking above the middle class but below the upper class.
    • The upper-middle-class often values education and cultural activities.
    • He considers himself part of the upper-middle-class because of his job as a doctor.
    • In many countries, the upper-middle-class has grown significantly in recent decades.
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