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upward mobility en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) Ability to advance to better-paid or better-regarded social strata.
    • “The whole notion of the American dream,” said Frank Levy, an M.I.T. economist, “described a mass upward mobility that is just a lot harder to achieve right now.” 2012 October 24, David Leonhardt, quoting Frank Levy, “Standard of Living Is in the Shadows as Election Issue”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

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Translations (6)

fi sosiaalinen nousu (ability to advance in society) · de Aufwärtsmobilität (ability to advance in society) · ru восходящая мобильность (ability to advance in society) · pl awans społeczny (ability to advance in society) · it mobilità verticale (ability to advance in society) · de Aufstiegsfähigkeit (ability to advance in society)