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uptick

[ uhp-tik ]
/ ˈʌpˌtɪk /
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noun

a rise or improvement in business activity, in mood, etc.
Stock Exchange.
  1. a selling price that is higher than the last price.
  2. a slight upward trend in price.Compare downtick.

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Nearby words

  1. uptalk,
  2. uptear,
  3. upter,
  4. upthrow,
  5. upthrust,
  6. uptight,
  7. uptilt,
  8. uptime,
  9. uptitling,
  10. upton

Origin of uptick

First recorded in 1950–55; up- + tick1
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British Dictionary definitions for uptick

uptick

/ (ˈʌptɪk) /

noun

a rise or increase
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Word Origin and History for uptick

uptick

"upward trend," 1962, an economist's term, from up- + tick (v.).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper