plural upticks
1
: an increase, rise, or upward trend
For the professional middle class in particular, an uptick in innovation and a return to faster economic growth would solve many problems, and likely reignite income growth.—
Don Peck
Don PeckAny near-term uptick in jobs will probably be small, because there's still plenty to be milked from existing workers.—Rana Foroohar
Rana Foroohar2
finance
: a stock market transaction at a price above the last previous transaction in the same security
Hong Kong has long required that stocks can only be sold short on upticks, meaning when the last trade of a specific stock in the market was higher than the preceding trade of that stock.—Martin Fackler and Keith Bradsher
compare downtick sense 2
Martin Fackler and Keith BradsherExamples of uptick in a Sentence
an uptick in sales over the last fiscal year
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In Israel, some church authorities and monitoring groups have documented a recent uptick in anti-Christian sentiment and harassment, including in Jerusalem’s Old City.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 26 Dec. 2025
The surge in prisoners can be largely attributed to a year-over-year drop in discretionary parole releases, Brakke found, along with an uptick in parole revocations.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 24 Dec. 2025
In fact, the United States might provide the clearest case study of how an increase in a country’s power drives an uptick in fear.
—Caleb Pomeroy, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2025
Many of today’s screen-time concerns are rooted in the coronavirus pandemic, which drove a noticeable uptick in tech adoption among seniors.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
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Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 26 Dec. 2025
The surge in prisoners can be largely attributed to a year-over-year drop in discretionary parole releases, Brakke found, along with an uptick in parole revocations.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 24 Dec. 2025
In fact, the United States might provide the clearest case study of how an increase in a country’s power drives an uptick in fear.
—Caleb Pomeroy, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2025
Many of today’s screen-time concerns are rooted in the coronavirus pandemic, which drove a noticeable uptick in tech adoption among seniors.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
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“Uptick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uptick. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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uptick
noun
up·tick
ˈəp-ˌtik 
: an increase, rise, or upward trend
an uptick in cost
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