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upticks

upticks is the plural of uptick.

Meaning of uptick

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.

Questions about upticks

What is upticks the plural of?
Upticks is the plural of uptick.

Words near upticks in the dictionary

  1. upthundering
  2. upthunders
  3. uptick
  4. uptick trade
  5. uptick trades
  6. upticks
  7. uptie
  8. uptied
  9. upties
  10. uptight
  11. uptighter

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