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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Yet, the core inflation uptick was driven primarily by a 3.6% increase in services, such as shelter, medical care and transportation services, most especially car repair.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Are red wolves coming back? U.S. Fish & Wildlife (FWS) officials credit the uptick in births to stronger partnerships with private landowners and collaboration with conservation groups, according to the release.
—Evan Moore
august 13, Charlotte Observer, 13 Aug. 2025
In response to the uptick in trespassing and vandalism activity, SFID has installed additional security cameras, hired additional security patrols and added more fencing.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
The World Health Organization tracked an uptick in XFG worldwide in June as well, with the June report including data from 38 countries showing that XFG accounted for only 7.4% of positive tests in the first week of May but 22.7% by the last.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 12 Aug. 2025
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Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Are red wolves coming back? U.S. Fish & Wildlife (FWS) officials credit the uptick in births to stronger partnerships with private landowners and collaboration with conservation groups, according to the release.
—Evan Moore
august 13, Charlotte Observer, 13 Aug. 2025
In response to the uptick in trespassing and vandalism activity, SFID has installed additional security cameras, hired additional security patrols and added more fencing.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
The World Health Organization tracked an uptick in XFG worldwide in June as well, with the June report including data from 38 countries showing that XFG accounted for only 7.4% of positive tests in the first week of May but 22.7% by the last.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 12 Aug. 2025
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“Uptick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uptick. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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