plural upticks
1
: an increase, rise, or upward trend
For the professional middle class in particular, an uptick in innovation and a return to faster economic growth would solve many problems, and likely reignite income growth.—
Don Peck
Don PeckAny near-term uptick in jobs will probably be small, because there's still plenty to be milked from existing workers.—Rana Foroohar
Rana Foroohar2
finance
: a stock market transaction at a price above the last previous transaction in the same security
Hong Kong has long required that stocks can only be sold short on upticks, meaning when the last trade of a specific stock in the market was higher than the preceding trade of that stock.—Martin Fackler and Keith Bradsher
compare downtick sense 2
Martin Fackler and Keith BradsherExamples of uptick in a Sentence
an uptick in sales over the last fiscal year
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That’s an uptick from 55% in 2023 and 72% in early 2024.
—John Hall, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
John Patterson, owner and president of OC Auto Group and its five Kia, Mazda and Hyundai dealerships, said he’s noticed an uptick of about 10-15% in sales.
—Pat Maio, Oc Register, 13 Apr. 2025
The uptick comes after Kennedy suggested earlier this week at a White House Cabinet meeting that cases were plateauing.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 12 Apr. 2025
Rae's uptick in crossword notably comes after costarring as President Barbie in Greta Gerwig's 2023 movie, Barbie, which has become one of the most successful projects in Rae's career, following her HBO series, The Lovebirds, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and American Fiction.
—Stacy Lambe, People.com, 12 Apr. 2025
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John Hall, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
John Patterson, owner and president of OC Auto Group and its five Kia, Mazda and Hyundai dealerships, said he’s noticed an uptick of about 10-15% in sales.
—Pat Maio, Oc Register, 13 Apr. 2025
The uptick comes after Kennedy suggested earlier this week at a White House Cabinet meeting that cases were plateauing.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 12 Apr. 2025
Rae's uptick in crossword notably comes after costarring as President Barbie in Greta Gerwig's 2023 movie, Barbie, which has become one of the most successful projects in Rae's career, following her HBO series, The Lovebirds, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and American Fiction.
—Stacy Lambe, People.com, 12 Apr. 2025
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“Uptick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uptick. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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