uptick

American  

[uhp-tik] / ˈʌpˌtɪk /

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.

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uptick British  

/ ˈʌptɪk /

noun

1. a rise or increase

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Etymology

Origin of uptick

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

Example Sentences

An OpenAI spokeswoman says that the company has seen a big uptick in adoption of dictation and conversation mode in the ChatGPT apps in the past year.

From The Wall Street Journal

While there was an initial spike in downloads of other social media applications, she claims there has been no sustained uptick in their usage.

From BBC

The result of the survey, which gauged sentiment of around 2,000 consumers, marginally beat a consensus of economists polled by The Wall Street Journal, which had expected a smaller uptick to minus 16.5.

From The Wall Street Journal

Yet the tide hasn’t turned dramatically against those who have jobs, with little evidence of big uptick in layoffs.

From The Wall Street Journal

Sectors that had benefited from the uptick in trans-Atlantic trade tensions fell back.

From The Wall Street Journal