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Definition downtick in American English

downtick noun

[countable] noun
/ˈdaʊntɪk/
1

a small decrease, especially in the price or rate of something

Example

The only other slight negatives were the downtick in net profit margins and the flat growth in earnings per share.

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Definition downtick in American English