Uptick
/ˈʌptɪk/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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 a transaction in the stock market at a price above the price of the preceding transaction wordnet
- 3 A stock market transaction or quote at a price above a preceding one.
Example
More examples"Many fear an uptick in the violence."
Etymology
From up- + tick.