uptick
Americannoun
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a rise or improvement in business activity, in mood, etc.
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Stock Exchange.
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a selling price that is higher than the last price.
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a slight upward trend in price.
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noun
Etymology
Origin of uptick
Example Sentences
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Prices were already seeing a “slow, steady uptick” with spring-break travel right around the corner, said De Haan, and as temperatures warm up, fuel demand increases from now though mid to late July.
From MarketWatch
Prices were already seeing a “slow, steady uptick” with spring break travel right around the corner, said De Haan, and as temperatures warm up, fuel demand increases from now to mid- to late-July.
From MarketWatch
Shares rose close to 22%—reaching an all-time high—after it reported an almost seven-fold uptick in defense orders.
The uptick in searches follows a year when sales of existing homes hit a 31-year low.
From MarketWatch
Boland says that while it isn’t overly concerning, an uptick in gross impaired loans was notable after trending down in recent quarters.
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