upward mobility
noun
See under vertical mobility(def 1).
Origin of upward mobility
First recorded in 1945–50
OTHER WORDS FROM upward mobility
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British Dictionary definitions for upwardly mobile (1 of 2)
upwardly mobile
adjective
(of a person or social group) moving or aspiring to move to a higher social class or to a position of increased status or power
British Dictionary definitions for upwardly mobile (2 of 2)
upward mobility
noun
sociol
the movement of an individual, social group, or class to a position of increased status or power
Compare downward mobility See also horizontal mobility, vertical mobility