Word: upticks
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: up
ticks
Definition: Plural of uptick; a transaction in the stock market at a price above the price of the preceding transaction
Morphemes:
Affix: up-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used to indicate increase.
Affix: tick
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To make a tick or checkmark.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plurals of numerals, letters, some abbreviations and some nouns, usually because the omission of an apostrophe would make the meaning unclear or ambiguous.