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up⋅tick

  [uhp-tik]
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–noun
1. a rise or improvement in business activity, in mood, etc.
2. Stock Exchange.
a. a selling price that is higher than the last price.
b. a slight upward trend in price. Compare downtick.
Origin:
1950–55; up- + tick 1
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Word Origin & History

uptick 
"upward trend," 1970, an economist's term, from up- + tick (v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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uptick

An upward price movement for a security transaction compared with the preceding transaction of the same security. Compare downtick. Also called plus tick.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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