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uptick

/ˈʌptɪk/

uptick noun: a small increase or upward change in something that has been steady or declining.

Noun

uptick (plural upticks)

  1. A small increase or upward change in something that has been steady or declining.
    • "[…] There has been an uptick in the number of people travelling with us: the evidence suggests the commuter market is growing again."2025 November 12, Paul Clifton interviews David Ross, “The RAIL Interview”, in RAIL, number 1048, pages 29-30
  2. A stock market transaction or quote at a price above a preceding one.

uptick meaning in Tamil

uptick in Tamil

ஏறுமுகப் பங்கு, ஏறுமுகச் சந்தை

Antonyms of uptick

Forms of uptick

pluralupticks

Plural of uptick: upticks

Origin of uptick

From up- + tick.

Words formed from uptick

Phrases with uptick

Questions about uptick

What does uptick mean?
Uptick means a small increase or upward change in something that has been steady or declining.
What is uptick in Tamil?
Uptick in Tamil is ஏறுமுகப் பங்கு, ஏறுமுகச் சந்தை. See Uptick meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is uptick?
Uptick is a noun.
How do you pronounce uptick?
Uptick is pronounced /ˈʌptɪk/.
What is the plural of uptick?
The plural of uptick is upticks.

Words near uptick in the dictionary

  1. upthrusts
  2. upthunder
  3. upthundered
  4. upthundering
  5. upthunders
  6. uptick
  7. uptick trade
  8. uptick trades
  9. upticks
  10. uptie
  11. uptied

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Adapted from Wiktionary: uptick (page history and authors); uptick (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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