uptick

noun

up·tick ˈəp-ˌtik

plural upticks

Synonyms of uptick next

: 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

Any near-term uptick in jobs will probably be small, because there's still plenty to be milked from existing workers.—

Rana Foroohar

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

Examples of uptick in a Sentence

an uptick in sales over the last fiscal year

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Homicide and nonfatal shooting totals fell again in 2023, but the city was roiled by robbery and carjacking crews responsible for an overall uptick in violence. —

Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2024 The statement came amid an uptick in Israeli counterintelligence activity said to target attempts by Iran to gather sensitive information and plot attacks within Israel. —

David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024 As the Presidential race enters the final stretch the crypto sector as a whole has experienced an uptick price levels, investor interest, and TradFi adoption. —

Sean Stein Smith, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024 What’s more, some counties that have seen large upticks in food stamp usage in recent years continue to vote for him, despite his attempts to shrink that program and others that people in these places rely on. —

Eli Hager, ProPublica, 2 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for uptick