upturn

English

Etymology

From Middle English upturnen, equivalent to up- +‎ turn.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈʌp.tɜːn/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈʌp.tɝn/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)n

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Noun

upturn (plural upturns)

1. An upward turn or trend, especially in business activity or profit.

   Synonym: uptick

   Antonym: downturn

   Hypernyms: turn, change; trend

   Near-synonyms: increase; improvement

Translations

an upward turn or trend

• Bulgarian: благоприятен обрат m (blagoprijaten obrat)
• Dutch: opleving (nl) f, herneming (nl) f
• Finnish: kääntyminen kasvuun, noususuhdanne
• French: reprise (fr) f, relance (fr) f, redressement (fr) m
• German: Aufwärtstrend (de) m
• Polish: ożywienie (pl) n
• Portuguese: melhora (pt) m
• Spanish: repunte (es) m

Verb

upturn (third-person singular simple present upturns, present participle upturning, simple past and past participle upturned) (ambitransitive)

1. To turn (something) up or over.

   Synonyms: overturn, upset

   Near-synonym: turn over

Derived terms

• upturned

Anagrams

• turn up, turn-up, turnup