uptick

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/ˈʌptɪk/

noun

A small increase or upward change in something that has been steady or declining.

Opposite
downtick
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Meanings

nounuptick (plural upticks)

plural 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."

    2025 November 12, Paul Clifton interviews David Ross, “The RAIL Interview”, in RAIL, number 1048, pages 29-30
  2. businessA stock market transaction or quote at a price above a preceding one.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
downtick

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

Opposite
downtick
Broader
transactiondealingdealings
Also see
increaseupturn

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From up- + tick.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Czech vzestup
  • vzestupan upward change
German Aufwärtstrend
  • Aufwärtstrendan upward change
Italian ripresa
  • ripresaan upward change
Russian рост
  • рост (rost)an upward change
Spanish repunte, incremento
  • repuntean upward change
  • incrementoan upward change
  • aumentoan upward change
Cite this entry
APA

uptick. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uptick

MLA

“uptick.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uptick. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “uptick,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uptick.

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