UPTICK

uptick

(noun) a transaction in the stock market at a price above the price of the preceding transaction

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

uptick (plural upticks)

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.

Antonyms

• downtick

Source: Wiktionary



RESET




Word of the Day

17 June 2025

RECREANT

(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”


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