Uptick

//ˈʌptɪk// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A small increase or upward change in something that has been steady or declining.

    ""[…] There has been an uptick in the number of people travelling with us: the evidence suggests the commuter market is growing again.""

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

Synonyms

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increaseupturn

Example

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"Many fear an uptick in the violence."

Etymology

From up- + tick.

Related phrases

uptick trade

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