downmarket vs upmarket

downmarket

adj
  • Designed for low-income consumers. 

  • Of, or relating to the less prestigious sector of the market. 

adv
  • Towards the less prestigious sector of the market. 

verb
  • To make or become downmarket. 

upmarket

adv
  • Towards the more expensive end of the market. 

verb
  • To make or become upmarket. 

adj
  • Designed for customers with a high income. 

How often have the words downmarket and upmarket occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )