uptick
English
/ˈʌptɪk/
noun
Definitions
- A small increase or upward change in something that has been steady or declining.
- (finance) A stock market transaction or quote at a price above a preceding one.
Etymology
Affix from English tick (tick mark).
Origin
English
tick
Gloss
tick mark
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antitick English
- backtick English
- bedtick English
- detick English
- downtick English
- megatick English
- tick English
- tick mark English
- tick-trefoil English
- tickable English
- tickbird English
- tickborne English
- ticker English
- ticketh English
- tickle English
- tickless English
- tickseed English
- ticky English
- untick English
- tyke Middle English