Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • intransitive verb To turn up or over.
  • intransitive verb To upset; overturn.
  • intransitive verb To direct upward.
  • intransitive verb To turn over or up.
  • noun An upward movement, curve, or trend, as in business activity.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • To turn up: as, to upturn the ground in plowing.
  • To turn up.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • transitive verb To turn up; to direct upward; to throw up.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun an upward turn or trend, especially in business activity or profit
  • verb to turn (something) up or over

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun an upward movement or trend as in business activity

Etymologies

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

up- +‎ turn

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Examples

  • The quantity of work it takes to restore order at Cheyne Row, and repair the ruin of that general upturn, is perfectly incredible.

    Letters and Memorials of Jane Welsh Carlyle 1883

  • But Polk is still inheriting a company in the midst of a long-term upturn.

    unknown title 2011

  • But with consumers, the government and the shattered banking system weighed down with debt after a decade of credit-fuelled excess, Spencer says the only hope for a long-term upturn is that the cheaper pound helps to spark a renaissance for manufacturers.

    Latest financial, market & economic news and analysis | guardian.co.uk 2010

  • Economists also fear the U.K. coalition government's austerity measures to rein in borrowing, including tax rises and public-spending cuts, will knock the country's post-recession economic upturn, which is already forecast to be slow and fragile.

    U.K. Retailers Cautious Despite Strong Figures 2010

  • According to the company, the key factor behind the upturn was the improved economic scenario in Brazil and South America, especially in regard to consumer confidence, and Gol's strategic positioning in its operational markets.

    Home Newsroom 2010

  • According to the company, the key factor behind the upturn was the improved economic scenario in Brazil and South America, especially in regard to consumer confidence, and Gol's strategic positioning in its operational markets.

    Home Newsroom 2010

  • According to the company, the key factor behind the upturn was the improved economic scenario in Brazil and South America, especially in regard to consumer confidence, and Gol's strategic positioning in its operational markets.

    Home Newsroom 2010

  • If anything, the upturn has been a little stronger than was widely expected at the beginning of the year, with a better than forecast performance in the second and third quarters likely to result in growth for the full year of around 1.7% compared with consensus expectations at the beginning of 2010 of about 1.2%.

    WalesOnline - Home 2010

  • According to the company, the key factor behind the upturn was the improved economic scenario in Brazil and South America, especially in regard to consumer confidence, and Gol's strategic positioning in its operational markets.

    Home Newsroom 2010

  • According to the company, the key factor behind the upturn was the improved economic scenario in Brazil and South America, especially in regard to consumer confidence, and Gol's strategic positioning in its operational markets.

    Home Newsroom 2010

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