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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Sheehan — like Wrobleski and Sasaki this week — benefited from an uptick in velocity.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2026
Meanwhile, there was also an uptick in buy now, pay later use during the quarter, which could’ve helped fuel spending as well, said Stichter.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 1 June 2026
The rise has been fueled by an overall increase in consumer spending, a shrinking number of people using cash and an uptick in fees charged by credit card companies that largely go toward funding rewards programs.
—Shannon Pettypiece, NBC news, 1 June 2026
Even its official hotel partner Marriott International noted a 4 percent increase in stays booked by international guests, including a staggering 20 percent uptick in American visitors for the final weekend.
—Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 June 2026
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Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2026
Meanwhile, there was also an uptick in buy now, pay later use during the quarter, which could’ve helped fuel spending as well, said Stichter.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 1 June 2026
The rise has been fueled by an overall increase in consumer spending, a shrinking number of people using cash and an uptick in fees charged by credit card companies that largely go toward funding rewards programs.
—Shannon Pettypiece, NBC news, 1 June 2026
Even its official hotel partner Marriott International noted a 4 percent increase in stays booked by international guests, including a staggering 20 percent uptick in American visitors for the final weekend.
—Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 June 2026
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“Uptick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uptick. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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uptick
noun
up·tick
ˈəp-ˌtik 
: an increase, rise, or upward trend
an uptick in cost
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