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    upswing
    /ˈʌpswɪŋ/

    noun

    • 1. an increase in strength or quantity; an upward trend: "an upswing in economic activity"

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  2. an increase in the amount or level of something, or an improvement in a situation: upswing in sth Analysts predict an upswing in the economy in the last quarter. on the upswing The manufacturing sector appears to be on the upswing. Compare. downswing.

  3. 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. Examples of upswing in a Sentence. an upswing of the arms.

  4. an increase in the amount or level of something, or an improvement in a situation: upswing in sth Analysts predict an upswing in the economy in the last quarter. on the upswing The manufacturing sector appears to be on the upswing. Compare. downswing.

  5. noun. an upward swing or swinging movement, as of a pendulum. a marked increase or improvement: an upswing in stock prices. verb (used without object) , up·swung, up·swing·ing. to make or undergo an upswing. upswing. noun. economics a recovery period in the trade cycle. an upward swing or movement or any increase or improvement. verb.

  6. Definition of upswing noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  7. Define upswing. upswing synonyms, upswing pronunciation, upswing translation, English dictionary definition of upswing. n. 1. An upward swing or trend. 2. An increase, as in movement or business activity. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition....

  8. An upswing is a sudden improvement in something such as an economy, or an increase in an amount or level.

  9. An upswing is a period of improvement or growth, like the upswing in a town's population that results in an upswing in its economy. An upswing is also a literal upward swing of the arms, the way you move a jump rope or golf club.

  10. Noun. Verb. Filter. noun. A swing, trend, or movement upward; specif., an upward trend in business. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. An increase, as in movement or business activity. American Heritage. Synonyms: growth. acceleration. boom. raise. upturn. swell. rise. proliferation. upsurge. multiplication. jump. hike. escalation.

  11. From Longman Business Dictionary up‧swing /ˈʌpˌswɪŋ/ noun [ countable] an improvement or increase in the number or level of something upswing in The airline has noticed an upswing in bookings recently. an upswing in business confidence.