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uptick

noun
/ˈʌptɪk/

Etymology

From up- + tick.

  1. derived from *tigā✻ — “goat”
  2. inherited from *tikkīn✻ — “goatling”
  3. inherited from tiċċen — “young goat; kid”
  4. derived from tiche
  5. inherited from tik-
  6. formed as uptick — “up- + tick”

Definitions

  1. A small increase or upward change in something that has been steady or declining.

    • "[…] There has been an uptick in the number of people travelling with us: the evidence suggests the commuter market is growing again."

  2. A stock market transaction or quote at a price above a preceding one.

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Derived

uptick trade

Vish — recursive loop

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA