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Discover LudwigThe word "uptick" is correct and usable in written English
Generally, it is used as a noun meaning an increase in the amount of something, such as an increase in the number of sales of a product or the number of people attending an event. For example: "We have seen an uptick in the number of people buying our new product this month."
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uptick
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A small change upwards or increase in something that has been steady or declining.
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Whether Apple can reach those targets remains to be seen, but Llamas said the gadget will help to trigger a major uptick in the popularity of wearable technology in the next few months.
Pro-marijuana defenders have madefendersairly steady proportion of thavelectorate the past few years, after a large uptick since 1990.
First-round opponent: [Q] Lourdes Dominguez Lino (ESP) McHale is so quiet that it's to overlook both her struggles the last couple of seasons and her recent uptick in form.
While some may long for the muted sensory world of winter – the hushed din and dulled scents of a blanketed metropolis – the city's signature, ebullient blaring tends to correlate with a welcome uptick in the mercury, summer street garbage be damned.
This includes an uptick in deaths from cardio-respiratory disease, heat-related illness and death, increased rates of potential transmission of vector-borne diseases like dengue and malaria, and a shrinking in the quantity and quality of available water, further amplifying the burden of disease.
It has been one of the busiest weekends so far this year for rescues in the Mediterranean, the start of an uptick over the summer months as people-smugglers take advantage of calm seas.
In possibly related news, Quinnipiac polling in Virginia, Wisconsin and Colorado showed a marked uptick in confidence about the direction of the economy.
Gay marriage This uptick in liberal positions is even clearer with regard to gay rights, perhaps the defining issue of the culture wars.
Based on both these literary franchises, you'd expect an uptick for the final Hobbit.
In Ohio, NBC/WSJ/Marist had Obama leading 51-45, but showed a two-point uptick for Romney since last week.
BCG analysed 32 companies that had been bought and sold by European private-equity firms before the crunch: more than half of the uptick in the value of these companies was due to higher sales and margins.Whether private-equity firms can work this kind of magic in financial institutions remains uncertain, however.
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