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UK
/ˈʌptɪk/
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[ US /ˈəpˌtɪk/ ]
[ US /ˈəpˌtɪk/ ]
NOUN
- a transaction in the stock market at a price above the price of the preceding transaction
How To Use uptick In A Sentence
- Abroad, this astounding run of success has generated a discernible uptick in expressions of envy.
- I think it's important to note that, yes, they have seen an uptick in chatter among these groups.
- Whilean $8,000first-time home buyer tax credit and a separate $6,500 repeat home buyer tax creditexpiring at the end of April mayplay a role in influencing sales — after all, the credits exist to spur them — the uptick is notable. March Madness: Pending Sales are Up, but is it Real? « PubliCola
- It has said it is poised to benefit from a projected uptick in PC spending.
- However, this is looking increasingly unrealistic as the view hardens that a sustained DRAM price recovery must happen for the PC industry's traditional uptick period to start in September.
- If it reflects anything at all, it probably reflects a slight uptick in inflationary expectations over the medium-run. The Volokh Conspiracy » Health Insurance and Pharma Stocks Rise, US Treasuries Sink in Reponse to Obama Care:
- The program's ratings collapsed and except for a brief uptick in 1996 have tumbled ever since.
- Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of the speculative prevention rule called the downtick-uptick rule (which prohibited short-selling when stock prices were falling), in July 2006. The U.S. Economy and Bad Government Policies
- The little downtick we see today will be matched by an uptick tomorrow.
- I found a marked uptick in the "interestingness" of the place. Lou Plugs Historic Birmingham