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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At least least seven ships crossed the sea lane Monday in a slight uptick.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
Homicide and nonfatal shooting totals fell again in 2023, but the city was roiled by robbery and carjacking crews responsible for an overall uptick in violence.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
The uptick in defensive awareness has been a positive development, not just in the playoffs, but a trend that began in the latter stretch of the regular season as the Knicks found a rhythm over the final month and a half.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2026
Among the victims were two boys, ages 12 and 14, whose deaths have rattled their community in Northeast Washington and prompted broader fears about an uptick in gun violence that typically unfolds in warmer weather.
—Marissa J. Lang, Washington Post, 19 Apr. 2026
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Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
Homicide and nonfatal shooting totals fell again in 2023, but the city was roiled by robbery and carjacking crews responsible for an overall uptick in violence.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
The uptick in defensive awareness has been a positive development, not just in the playoffs, but a trend that began in the latter stretch of the regular season as the Knicks found a rhythm over the final month and a half.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2026
Among the victims were two boys, ages 12 and 14, whose deaths have rattled their community in Northeast Washington and prompted broader fears about an uptick in gun violence that typically unfolds in warmer weather.
—Marissa J. Lang, Washington Post, 19 Apr. 2026
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“Uptick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uptick. Accessed 24 Apr. 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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