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upturn — up‧turn [ˈʌptɜːn ǁ ɜːrn] noun [countable] COMMERCE an increase or improvement in the level of something: upturn in • There seems to be no sign of an upturn in business. • The prospects are good for an economic upturn. * * * upturn UK US … Financial and business terms
upturn — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ dramatic, sharp ▪ slight ▪ economic VERB + UPTURN ▪ be on (esp. BrE), take … Collocations dictionary
upturn — up|turn [ ʌp,tɜrn ] noun singular MAINLY JOURNALISM an increase in something such as business or economic activity: Last month saw an unexpected upturn in property prices … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
upturn — UK [ˈʌpˌtɜː(r)n] / US [ˈʌpˌtɜrn] noun [singular] economics mainly journalism an increase in something such as business or economic activity Last month saw an unexpected upturn in property prices … English dictionary
upturn — I. Date: 1567 transitive verb 1. to turn up or over 2. to direct upward intransitive verb to turn upward II. noun Date: 1864 an upward turn especially toward better conditions or higher prices … New Collegiate Dictionary
upturn — v. /up terrn , up terrn /; n. /up terrn /, v.t. 1. to turn up or over: The farmer upturned clumps of sod with his spade. 2. to cause disorder; upheave: The storm upturned the town. 3. to direct or turn upward: She upturned her face toward heaven… … Universalium
upturn — n. change for the better, upward trend (in prices, business, etc.) v. turn upwards; turn over … English contemporary dictionary
upturn — up•turn v. [[t]ʌpˈtɜrn, ˈʌpˌtɜrn[/t]] n. [[t]ˈʌpˌtɜrn[/t]] v. t. 1) to turn up or over 2) to direct or turn upward 3) to turn up or upward 4) bus an upward turn, as in prices or business … From formal English to slang
upturn — verb (t) /ʌpˈtɜn / (say up tern) 1. to turn up or over. 2. to direct upwards. –verb (i) /ʌpˈtɜn / (say up tern) 3. to turn upwards. –noun /ˈʌptɜn / (say uptern) 4. an upward turn, or a changing and rising movement, as in prices, business, etc …
Business and Industry Review — ▪ 1999 Introduction Overview Annual Average Rates of Growth of Manufacturing Output, 1980 97, Table Pattern of Output, 1994 97, Table Index Numbers of Production, Employment, and Productivity in Manufacturing Industries, Table (For Annual… … Universalium
