Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uhp-tik]
- /ˈʌpˌtɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [uhp-tik]
- /ˈʌpˌtɪk/
Definitions of uptick word
- noun uptick a rise or improvement in business activity, in mood, etc. 1
- noun uptick Stock Exchange. a selling price that is higher than the last price. a slight upward trend in price. Compare downtick. 1
- noun uptick economy, stock market: increase 1
- noun uptick a rise or increase 0
- noun uptick a stock transaction at a price higher than that of the preceding transaction 0
- noun uptick an increase or upturn; rise 0
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Origin of uptick
First appearance:
before 1950 One of the 5% newest English words
First recorded in 1950-55; up- + tick1
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Parts of speech for Uptick
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
uptick popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
uptick usage trend in Literature
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