downtick

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noun

A small decrease or downward change in something that has been steady or rising.

Opposite
uptick
Scrabble 18
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Meanings

noundowntick (plural downticks)

plural downticks

  1. A small decrease or downward change in something that has been steady or rising.

    There had been a downtick in April's enthusiasm for schoolwork — a sprinkling of Bs on her report card.

    2010, Keith Lee Morris, Call it What You Want, page 53
  2. businessA stock market transaction or quote at a price below a preceding one.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
uptick

nouna transaction in the stock market at a price below the price of the preceding transaction

Opposite
uptick
Broader
transactiondealingdealings

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From down + tick.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

downtick. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downtick

MLA

“downtick.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downtick. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “downtick,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downtick.

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