Overture vs Upgrade - What's the Difference?

Overture

Upgrade

Definitions

Definition as Noun
  • orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio
  • a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
  • something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows
Definition as Noun
  • an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
  • software that provides better performance than an earlier version did
  • a reservation that is improved
  • hardware that provides better performance than an earlier version did
  • the act of improving something (especially machinery) by raising it to a higher grade (as by adding or replacing components)
  • the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises
Definition as Verb
Definition as Verb
  • rate higher; raise in value or esteem
  • to improve what was old or outdated
  • give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
  • get better travel conditions
  • give better travel conditions to

Synonyms

Examples

  • "she rejected his advances"
  • "training is a necessary preliminary to employment"; "drinks were the overture to dinner"
  • "the car couldn't make it up the rise"
  • "I got an upgrade to first class when coach class was full"
  • "the power plant received a new upgrade"
  • "I've upgraded my computer so I can run better software"; "The company upgraded their personnel"
  • "John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after many years of hard work"
  • "I upgraded to First Class when Coach Class was overbooked"
  • "The airline upgraded me when I arrived late and Coach Class was full"

Parts of Speech

Noun
Noun, Verb

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