Associations to the word «Uptick»

Wiktionary

UPTICK, noun. A small change upwards or increase in something that has been steady or declining.
UPTICK, noun. (finance) A stock market transaction or quote at a price above a preceding one.

Dictionary definition

UPTICK, noun. A transaction in the stock market at a price above the price of the preceding transaction.

Wise words

Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
C. S. Lewis