upward mobility en · NOUN
Meanings
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(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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| upward mobilities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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)