Uptick Definition

ŭptĭk
noun
An increase, especially a small or incremental one.
Last week's uptick in interest rates.
American Heritage
A stock transaction at a price higher than that of the preceding transaction.
Webster's New World
An increase or upturn; rise.
Webster's New World
Antonyms:

Other Word Forms of Uptick

Noun

Singular:
uptick
Plural:
upticks

Origin of Uptick

  • From the indication of a rise in price of a stock by a plus sign on boards above stock market stations

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • up +"Ž tick

    From Wiktionary

Uptick Sentence Examples

  • Interest in the series took a slight uptick with the arrival of J.J.

  • When the current uptick in fees subsides then maybe practitioners will think again.

  • Men's dressing rules have evolved over recent years, and one of the main underlying reasons for this was the tremendous uptick in wealth during the late 1990's, and very early 2000's.

  • It appeared on the Violent Femmes' 1982 debut album but enjoyed a massive uptick in popularity in the 90s when it was used in the film Grosse Point Blank.

Related Articles

Find Similar Words

Find similar words to uptick using the buttons below.

Words Starting With

UUPUPT

Words Ending With

KCKICK

Unscrambles

uptick

Words Starting With U and Ending With K

Starts With U & Ends With KStarts With UP & Ends With KStarts With U & Ends With CK

Word Length

6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With U6 Letter Words Ending With K