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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Bressler added that the partnership, which didn’t extend to the second round, has generated about 750,000 social media impressions and a 30% uptick in website traffic and signups for Formula Bot.
—Mark J. Burns, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
That’s lower than the 4.3% growth for essentials and the 3% uptick in spending overall.
—J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 20 Mar. 2025
That’s an uptick from the 4.3% unemployment rate and the 2.5% inflation rate officials projected in December.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 20 Mar. 2025
His first episode last Sunday helped Suits: LA to get a ratings uptick in the demos for the first time since the premiere.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2025
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Mark J. Burns, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
That’s lower than the 4.3% growth for essentials and the 3% uptick in spending overall.
—J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 20 Mar. 2025
That’s an uptick from the 4.3% unemployment rate and the 2.5% inflation rate officials projected in December.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 20 Mar. 2025
His first episode last Sunday helped Suits: LA to get a ratings uptick in the demos for the first time since the premiere.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Uptick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uptick. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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