uptick

[ uhp-tik ]

noun

1. a rise or improvement in business activity, in mood, etc.
2. Stock Exchange.
   1. a selling price that is higher than the last price.
   2. a slight upward trend in price. Compare downtick.

uptick

/ ˈʌptɪk /

noun

1. a rise or increase

Word History and Origins

Origin of uptick¹

First recorded in 1950–55; up- + tick ¹

Example Sentences

Mandatory mail-in voting leads to a slight uptick in voter turnout — for both Democrats and Republicans.

From Science News

To be sure, Democrats are still more concerned about the coronavirus than Republicans, but that uptick in our tracker isn’t being driven by just Democrats.

From FiveThirtyEight

The third quarter might see an uptick in August and September and look quite a bit better than the second quarter, he said, but that’s partially because the second quarter was so bad.

From FiveThirtyEight

This bought time for the government to expand testing facilities from just one to 19 across the country, to trace the contacts of infected people, and to prepare health facilities to handle the uptick in cases.

From Quanta Magazine

In 2017, the researchers noted an uptick in tiny quake activity in the Cahuilla region that had, at that point, been going on for about a year.

From Science News

Regarding Muslims, we have clearly seen in recent times an uptick in anti—Muslim bigotry.

From The Daily Beast

The crime stats for the 5th Precinct took an uptick as Linsker was booked on charges that included felony assault.

From The Daily Beast

One hopes that domestic violence shelters will see an uptick in donations—money is a good way to show you actually care.

From The Daily Beast

This is a valid concern with these ads since there has been a recent uptick in anti-Muslim hate crimes in NYC.

From The Daily Beast

The only silver lining was a slight uptick in the number of churches.

From The Daily Beast