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    [Noun]  | "up*tick" | \ ˈəp-ˌtik \


    1: an increase, rise, or upward trend

    2: a stock market transaction at a price above the last previous transaction in the same security


    Origin: 1952 ;

     {see: |up:2|up:2} + {see: |tick:1|tick:1};

    [Noun]  | "upticks" 


    1: something added (as by growth);


      * e.g., " ... an uptick in sales over the last fiscal year "





    [Noun]  | "uptick" 


    1: something added (as by growth);


      * e.g., " ... an uptick in sales over the last fiscal year "





     [ "Uptick" ]

    1: Uptick was especially popularized during the Covid era and essentially means an increase in number of a particular statistic or measure. It is often accompanied or by a graph or visual representation of the reported increase. The media, in particular, seem to be fond of using this term.

      * e.g.,  ... During the second wave of the pandemic there was an uptick in the number Covid cases being reported. 

     [ "Uptick" ]

    1: A person who treats any member of the lgbtqia+ like shit including if they are apart of the community

      * e.g.,  ... Person 1: i don't think person 2 should have rights because they are gay 

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