Phrase guide

upward mobility

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Ability to advance to better-paid or better-regarded social strata.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: human-sciences, sciences, social-science, sociology

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6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: sosiaalinen nousu — ability to advance in society
  • German: Aufwärtsmobilität — ability to advance in society
  • German: Aufstiegsfähigkeit — ability to advance in society
  • Italian: mobilità verticale — ability to advance in society
  • Polish: awans społeczny — ability to advance in society
  • Russian: восходящая мобильность (vosxodjaščaja mobilʹnostʹ) — ability to advance in society