uptick

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.

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

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uptick [ˈʌptɪk]

n

a rise or increase

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

uptick - 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