uptick
pronunciation
How to pronounce uptick in British English:
UK [ˈʌptɪk]
How to pronounce uptick in American English:
US [ˈʌpˌtɪk]
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- Noun:
- a transaction in the stock market at a price above the price of the preceding transaction
Word Origin
- uptick (n.)
- "upward trend," 1962, an economist's term, from up (adv.) + tick (v.), in reference to some recording mechanism.
Example
- 1. Companies outside of consulting and finance also saw an uptick in hiring .
- 2. As a result , this past weekend saw an uptick in sales .
- 3. He has , however , noticed an uptick in students sharing homework in unauthorized ways .
- 4. There has been a steady uptick in violence ever since .
- 5. Self-styled deficit hawks have been crying wolf over u. s.interest rates more or less continuously since the financial crisis began to ease , taking every uptick in rates as a sign that markets were turning on america .