upper middle class
/ˌʌpərˈmɪdəlˌklæs/
adjective
- 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.
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noun
- 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.