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downtick

downtick

1 8.4
A small drop in a stock price from the previous trade
  • noun
  • /ˈdaʊnˌtɪk/
  • Specialized
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  • I haven't noticed any upticks, downticks, or other sorts of ticks (shudder) in smiley usage.

Examples

  • The recent downtick in stock prices has worried many investors.

  • What's the gross margin downtick in December caused by?

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  • We get a big uptick, while they are actually getting a downtick.

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  • Still, it can't be denied that the deluge of smaller tablets has contributed to the downtick in tablet sales last quarter.

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  • Overall, the new parking rates are fairly minor, with some small upticks and downticks and tweaks to the hours paid parking is required.

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  • Charlie (my dog) and I were talking about all this, and Charlie said: "One way to look at it (everything about CO2, I mean) is that the uptick in CO2 is caused by the downtick in fidoplankton."

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  • After a month of steady gains, the market saw a noticeable downtick yesterday.

  • Economists are analyzing the downtick in consumer spending as a potential recession signal.

Synonyms

dip
vsdowntick
50 3.3

A sudden fall in amount or value

refers to a single market trade at a lower price

Antonyms

uptick
  • Specialized
1 7.3

A trade on the stock market at a higher price than the previous one

How Much

to crash
  • Informal
87 4.8
plunge
20 4.0
fall
106 2.5
drop
230 2.5
to dip
47 2.5
downtick
  • Specialized
1 8.4

Surface Forms

downtick singular
downticks plural

Morphology

downtick = tick (semi-transparent) = down + tick

The prefix 'down' suggests a decrease, but the specific stock market meaning is specialized.

Etymology

The word downtick is made from down and tick, where tick means a 'small movement' or a 'quick clock sound'. So a downtick is a small move down in price, a trade made at a lower price than the one before.