upgrades
- 1Plural of upgrade.
The latest release bundles a handful of performance upgrades.
Frequent flyers earned complimentary cabin upgrades over the year.
Note
One spelling serves two words here. This plural looks exactly like the present-tense verb, and only the sentence tells them apart: a number or determiner in front (two upgrades, the upgrades, several upgrades) marks the noun. The plural carries every meaning of the singular, from upward slopes on a road to improved parts, replacement items and improvements of any kind.
- 2Third-person singular simple present of upgrade.
The hotel automatically upgrades loyal guests to larger rooms.
Each spring the firm upgrades its servers to handle the busy season.
Note
The verb usually takes an object, the thing being improved: she upgrades the servers, the airline upgrades a passenger. It can also stand alone when the subject itself moves up, as with a user who upgrades to the newer release or a district that upgrades over time. A to-phrase names the destination in both patterns: upgrades guests to larger rooms, upgrades to the latest version.
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upgrades is a form of upgrade
upgrade, noun: An improved component, version, or piece of equipment brought in to supersede what was there before, typically in technology. Full entry
- Forms
- upgradeupgrades plural
- Spelling
- upgrade → upgrades: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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