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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A small decrease or downward change in something that has been steady or rising.

   "There had been a downtick in April's enthusiasm for schoolwork — a sprinkling of Bs on her report card."

2. 2
   a transaction in the stock market at a price below the price of the preceding transaction wordnet
3. 3
   A stock market transaction or quote at a price below a preceding one.

Antonyms

All antonyms

uptick

Example

More examples

"There had been a downtick in April's enthusiasm for schoolwork — a sprinkling of Bs on her report card."

Etymology

From down + tick.

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