Downtick

noun

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.

Etymology

From down + tick.

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