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 BradsherSynonyms
Examples of uptick in a Sentence
an uptick in sales over the last fiscal year
Recent Examples on the Web
What is certain is that more people — women, especially — are coming out, with upticks in LGBTQ+ identification happening over time not just for Gen Z, but for Millennials, too.
—Samantha Paige Rosen, Them, 27 June 2024
Medical experts said the uptick in infections coincides with new variants that are developing: KP.2, KP.3 and LB.1 — all descendants of JN.1, the strain that took over the winter months.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 25 June 2024
The uptick in violence comes as long-simmering ethnic tensions resurface, compounded both by drives to fill Russia’s military ranks as Putin’s war against Ukraine grinds on – and by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
—Kathleen Magramo, CNN, 24 June 2024
Contributing to the uptick, say experts, is the growth of telehealth and medication abortions.
—Ali Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 June 2024
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Samantha Paige Rosen, Them, 27 June 2024
Medical experts said the uptick in infections coincides with new variants that are developing: KP.2, KP.3 and LB.1 — all descendants of JN.1, the strain that took over the winter months.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 25 June 2024
The uptick in violence comes as long-simmering ethnic tensions resurface, compounded both by drives to fill Russia’s military ranks as Putin’s war against Ukraine grinds on – and by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
—Kathleen Magramo, CNN, 24 June 2024
Contributing to the uptick, say experts, is the growth of telehealth and medication abortions.
—Ali Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 June 2024
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“Uptick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uptick. Accessed 6 Jul. 2024.
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