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uptick
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up·tick  (ptk)
n.
1. An increase, especially a small or incremental one: last week's uptick in interest rates.
2. A transaction in a stock market security above the price of the previous transaction.

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

uptick [ˈʌptɪk]
n
a rise or increase
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.uptick - a transaction in the stock market at a price above the price of the preceding transactionuptick - a transaction in the stock market at a price above the price of the preceding transaction
transaction, dealing, dealings - the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities); "no transactions are possible without him"; "he has always been honest is his dealings with me"
downtick - a transaction in the stock market at a price below the price of the preceding transaction


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