uptick

noun

up·​tick ˈəp-ˌtik 

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

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

—Rana Foroohar

2

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

Synonyms

• accretion
• accrual
• addendum
• addition
• augmentation
• boost
• expansion
• gain
• increase
• increment
• more
• plus
• proliferation
• raise
• rise
• step-up
• supplement

Examples of uptick in a Sentence

an uptick in sales over the last fiscal year

Recent Examples on the Web

An uptick in demand for meteorology expertise in finance has accompanied sea changes across the field more generally over the past few decades. —Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 2 June 2024

Critics, dissidents and international groups anticipate an uptick in cyber activity ranging from emails with malicious links to network attacks in the days and weeks leading up to the anniversary. —Christopher K. Tong, The Conversation, 31 May 2024

Ocean conditions are expected to be mild, with no big uptick in swell, but there’s always rip current danger to watch for when out in the water. —Laylan Connelly, Orange County Register, 28 May 2024

Vendors and service providers benefited from the event’s large crowds, and the hospitality industry saw a notable uptick in activity. —Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 26 May 2024

Word History

Etymology

up entry 2 + tick entry 1

First Known Use

1952, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Kids Definition

uptick

noun

up·​tick

ˈəp-ˌtik

: an increase, rise, or upward trend

an uptick in cost