downtick
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
downtick (plural downticks)
- A small decrease or downward change in something that has been steady or rising.
- 2010, Keith Lee Morris, Call it What You Want, page 53:
- There had been a downtick in April's enthusiasm for schoolwork — a sprinkling of Bs on her report card.
- (finance) A stock market transaction or quote at a price below a preceding one.