upswing

upswing

Newspapers reported an upswing in the companys sales last month.

b) an upward trend or an increase in activity

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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

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