draw-ups

Noun

draw-up (plural draw-ups)

1. (literal) That which is drawn or hoisted up
   • Roots, leaves, stems, and grasses are hauled to the surface through these openings; and on these winter "draw-ups" the animals sit while eating.1910, Farmers' Bulletin, number 396
2. An upward trend; an increase
   • This is at variance with empirical observation: the distributions of absolute stock price changes are rather symmetrical: if anything, large negative draw-downs are more frequent than large positive draw-ups.2003, Jean-Philippe Bouchaud, Marc Potters, Theory of Financial Risk and Derivative Pricing
3. That which is drawn up or drafted; a draft (such as a plan, proposal, contract, etc.)
   • The Colonies-States with the exceptional of Rhode Island and Connecticut (they were self-governed for a long time with constitutional draw-ups) adopted a new Constitution, leaving out those of Pennsylvania and Georgia because they declared them as non-radical.2010, George Karavidas, United States Before September 11 and After Barack H. Obama