uptick

[uhp-tik]

noun

1. a rise or improvement in business activity, in mood, etc.

2. Stock Exchange.

   1. a selling price that is higher than the last price.

   2. a slight upward trend in price.

uptick

/ ˈʌptɪk /

noun

1. a rise or increase

Word History and Origins

Origin of uptick¹

First recorded in 1950–55; up- + tick ¹

Example Sentences

The unchanged inflation rate was driven by a slowdown in prices for services and manufactured goods, offset by a smaller decline in energy prices and slight uptick in food.

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LPL Financial’s chief economist Jeff Roach will be looking for any shift in businesses’ willingness to eat the cost of tariffs, while Citi’s Veronica Clark says an uptick in layoffs could be revealing.

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The uptick in travel comes just weeks after the federal government shutdown, which forced the FAA to cut air traffic across the country to relieve air traffic controllers.

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Any uptick in mentions of layoffs could also be revealing, Clark says.

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US retail sales grew at a slower pace than anticipated in September, government data showed Tuesday, as higher prices added to affordability concerns while firms grappled with an uptick in business costs.

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