UPTURN

upturn

(noun) an upward movement or trend as in business activity

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

upturn (plural upturns)

an upward turn or trend, especially in business activity or profit

Antonyms

• downturn

Verb

upturn (third-person singular simple present upturns, present participle upturning, simple past and past participle upturned) (ambitransitive)

to turn (something) up or over

Anagrams

• turn up, turn-up, turnup

Source: Wiktionary


Up*turn", v. t.

Definition: To turn up; to direct upward; to throw up; as, to upturn the ground in plowing. "A sea of upturned faces." D. Webster. So scented the grim feature, and upturned His nostril wide into the murky air. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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