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upswing — index headway Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
upswing — 1922, in golf, from UP (Cf. up) + SWING (Cf. swing). Sense in economics is attested from 1934 … Etymology dictionary
upswing — ► NOUN ▪ an upward trend … English terms dictionary
upswing — [up′swiŋ΄; ] for v. [ up swiŋ′] n. a swing, trend, or movement upward; specif., an upward trend in business vi. upswung, upswinging 1. to swing or move upward 2. to advance or improve … English World dictionary
upswing — An upward turn in a security s price after a period of falling prices. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * upswing up‧swing [ˈʌpˌswɪŋ] noun [countable] COMMERCE an improvement or increase in the number or level of something: upswing in • The… … Financial and business terms
upswing — UK [ˈʌpˌswɪŋ] / US noun [countable] Word forms upswing : singular upswing plural upswings mainly journalism an increase or improvement in something The economy seems to be on the upswing. upswing in: an upswing in the value of the yen … English dictionary
upswing — noun Date: 1922 1. an upward swing 2. a marked increase or improvement < a dramatic upswing in profits > often used in the phrase on the upswing < her career is on the upswing > … New Collegiate Dictionary
upswing — up|swing [ ʌp,swıŋ ] noun singular MAINLY JOURNALISM an increase or improvement in something: The economy seems to be on the upswing. upswing in: an upswing in the value of the yen … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
upswing — [[t]ʌ̱pswɪŋ[/t]] upswings N COUNT: usu sing, oft N in n, on the N An upswing is a sudden improvement in something such as an economy, or an increase in an amount or level. ...an upswing in the economy... Violent crime is on the upswing. Ant:… … English dictionary
upswing — n. /up swing /; v. /up swing /, n., v., upswung, upswinging. n. 1. an upward swing or swinging movement, as of a pendulum. 2. a marked increase or improvement: an upswing in stock prices. v.i. 3. to make or undergo an upswing. [1920 25; UP +… … Universalium
upswing — up|swing [ˈʌpswıŋ] n an improvement or increase in the level of something upswing in/of ▪ an upswing in economic growth … Dictionary of contemporary English
