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.—
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Don PeckAny near-term uptick in jobs will probably be small, because there's still plenty to be milked from existing workers.—Rana Foroohar
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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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The offense has seen an uptick in production, too, scoring 30 goals in this stretch.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
The growth of this population largely stems from an increase in premature infant survival, an uptick in mothers using illicit drugs while pregnant, and shaken baby syndrome, among other causes, Johnson said.
—Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 Dec. 2025
Tom Waits Track Each new installment in Knives Out, director Rian Johnson’s mystery-movie franchise starring Daniel Craig as detective Benoit Blanc, yields a streaming uptick for the rock song that inspires its title.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 17 Dec. 2025
The construction and social assistance industries also contributed to the uptick in hiring.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 16 Dec. 2025
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
The growth of this population largely stems from an increase in premature infant survival, an uptick in mothers using illicit drugs while pregnant, and shaken baby syndrome, among other causes, Johnson said.
—Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 Dec. 2025
Tom Waits Track Each new installment in Knives Out, director Rian Johnson’s mystery-movie franchise starring Daniel Craig as detective Benoit Blanc, yields a streaming uptick for the rock song that inspires its title.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 17 Dec. 2025
The construction and social assistance industries also contributed to the uptick in hiring.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 16 Dec. 2025
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“Uptick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uptick. Accessed 26 Dec. 2025.
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uptick
noun
up·tick
ˈəp-ˌtik 
: an increase, rise, or upward trend
an uptick in cost
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