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uptick definition

☆ up·tick (-tik′)

noun

  1. a stock transaction at a price higher than that of the preceding transaction
  2. an increase or upturn; rise

Etymology: up- + tick (see ticker, a)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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