uptick
(noun) a transaction in the stock market at a price above the price of the preceding transaction
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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.
• downtick
Source: Wiktionary
27 May 2025
(noun) the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; “the directionality of written English is from left to right”
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
