UPSET

adjective

Definition

Set up; fixed; determined; -- used chiefly or only in the phrase upset price; that is, the price fixed upon as the minimum for property offered in a public sale, or, in an auction, the price at which property is set up or started by the auctioneer, and the lowest price at which it will be sold. After a solemn pause, Mr. Glossin offered the upset price for the lands and barony of Ellangowan. Sir W. Scott.

Other Definitions

This word also has 2 other definitions:

UPSET (noun)

The act of upsetting, or the state of being upset; an overturn; as, the wagon had an upset.

UPSET (verb)

1. To set up; to put upright. [Obs.] "With sail on mast upset." R. of Brunne. 2. To thicken and shorten, as a heated piece of iron, by hammering on t...

Added: October 09, 2025 Updated: October 09, 2025

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