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Definition upward in American English

upward adverb

adverb
/ˈʌpwərd/
1

toward a higher position

Example

The road climbed upward.

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2

toward a higher or more important level

Example

Share prices have moved sharply upward.

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3

more than a number or amount

Example

They spent upward of a million dollars on that project.

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Definition upward in American English