uptick

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uptick

  • /ˈʌptɪk/

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From up- + tick.

noun upticks

  1. A small increase or upward change in something that has been steady or declining. "[…] There has been an uptick in the number of people travelling with us: the evidence suggests the commuter market is growing again."
  2. A stock market transaction or quote at a price above a preceding one.

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