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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While much of the uptick was driven by larger institutional investors like TPG Inc and Brookfield Corp, early-stage climate investors continue to play a pivotal role in financing cutting-edge innovations and pioneers.
—Christer Holloman, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
The 2022 fifth-round pick out of Boise State has seen an uptick in his production year after year.
—Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 25 Feb. 2025
The recent uptick in measles cases is primarily due to a rise in vaccine hesitancy, Dr. David Weber, an infectious disease specialist at the UNC School of Medicine, told The Observer.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 24 Feb. 2025
One example of how this is already playing out: Conagra has seen an uptick in demand for frozen appetizers, such as sushi bites.
—Andrea Felsted and Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 21 Feb. 2025
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Christer Holloman, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
The 2022 fifth-round pick out of Boise State has seen an uptick in his production year after year.
—Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 25 Feb. 2025
The recent uptick in measles cases is primarily due to a rise in vaccine hesitancy, Dr. David Weber, an infectious disease specialist at the UNC School of Medicine, told The Observer.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 24 Feb. 2025
One example of how this is already playing out: Conagra has seen an uptick in demand for frozen appetizers, such as sushi bites.
—Andrea Felsted and Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 21 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for uptick
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“Uptick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uptick. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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