uptick
Americannoun
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a rise or improvement in business activity, in mood, etc.
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Stock Exchange.
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a selling price that is higher than the last price.
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a slight upward trend in price.
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noun
Etymology
Origin of uptick
Example Sentences
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Part of this uptick comes from returning focus on the “scarcity premium” — the potential that the world is short on some materials it needs to keep running.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
Owen Derbyshire, chief executive of Keep Wales Tidy, said the data seen by his team showed a "significant and quite dramatic uptick" in littering on Welsh streets.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
Investors are worried about depressed home-building and remodeling activity, and the recent uptick in interest rates doesn’t help.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
In January 2025, the food bank saw an uptick in demand when thousands of Angelenos were displaced by wildfires.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
His voice had started doing the same uptick that Maya’s had done earlier that day, a question instead of a statement.
From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway
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