upturn
An upward turn or trend, especially in business activity or profitAn upward turn or trend, especially in business activity or profit.
» This gradual rise is not a sharp upturn.
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1 sensesAn upward turn or trend, especially in business activity or profit.
Near-synonyms: increase; improvement
Aufwärtstrend
an upward movement or trend as in business activity
Examples
11 sentencesThis gradual rise is not a sharp upturn.
The sharp upturn in design activity is encouraging.
It allowed for an upturn of sales by 25 percent.
They experienced an upturn in fortunes when Tom arrived.
The brim of the fedora measures approximately 2 1/4 inches with a slight upturn.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English upturnen, equivalent to up- + turn.From Middle English upturnen, equivalent to up- + turn.
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