an upward trend in sales a sharp upward movement in property pricesupwardup‧ward /ˈʌpwəd $ -wərd/ ●○○ adjective [only before noun] 
an upward trend in sales a sharp upward movement in property prices upward pressure on bank interest rates2moving or pointing towards a higher position OPP downward: Stroke the cream onto your skin in an upward direction.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- an upward movement of the hand
- an upward trend in gasoline prices
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY an upward trend in sales a sharp upward movement in property pricesCOLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES jobs and opportunities for upward mobility With exports strong, the business is moving onwards and upwards. The company is in a downward spiral.
an upward trend in sales a sharp upward movement in property prices· She stood watching the upward curve of the bird's flight.
jobs and opportunities for upward mobility With exports strong, the business is moving onwards and upwards. The company is in a downward spiral. (=a tendency for something to increase or decrease)· The downward trend in population growth was not seen as a problem.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN· On the upward curve over the first down the lorry was forced to a crawl.· Scorch marks along the bamboos showed that they had been heated in fire to give the characteristic upward curve of the bow.· But the signs are that the upward curve is levelling out.
· Neither is upward mobility, rising income or independence a necessary consequence of their diligence.· In a society that valued upward mobility, formal education became a gateway to economic and social success.· More recently, multinationals and foreign capital, with all their implications, have made vertical upward mobility difficult.· Jeff is already a victim but his actions could alter the balance and restore the upward mobility of his career. 2.· Self-improvement and upward mobility became suspect in the general Sixties backlash against bourgeois materialism.· He is a wholly conscious arriviste, half proud and half ashamed of both his middle-class background and his upward mobility.· Fewer than one-fifth of respondents had experienced upward mobility and slightly fewer than one-tenth had experienced downward mobility.
· Hypo F & C reckons to be able to achieve an average of 60% of any upward movement in the index.· This would drag the underlying asthenosphere along and promote a compensatory upward movement within the mantle under mid-oceanic ridges.· Gently stroke the entire face with gentle upward movements as in Step 4. 14.· Somewhere around 1973, the upward movement in family incomes stalled.· But also, and more importantly, the normal upward movement that was for long the solvent for discontent has been arrested.· However, in a natural environment a sustained response is fairly unambiguous and must indicate upward movement.· The upward movement peaked in 1810-11.
· Bad news for consumers: on balance, the higher the figure, the greater the upward pressure on prices.· Similarly, at interest rates below Oi l, the excess demand for money exerts upward pressure on interest rates.· This in turn had exerted the upward pressure on bank interest rates which the government was now trying to counter.· And the resulting higher import prices will put upward pressure on inflation.· Most likely it was the continued upward pressure on the sterling exchange rate over the weekend.· If existing money circulates faster, there will be less shortage of money and less upward pressure on interest rates.· Yet these upward pressures became irresistible in the period of the economic prosperity that followed the Second World War.
· Between 1971-8 and 1978-84 the largest upward shifts in rates of population change all occurred in Inner London boroughs.· An upward shift would be produced by changing to a new standard at a lower concentration than that required for the test.· Its falling demand for bills is shown by an upward shift of the demand curve to.
· At that point, however, the still increasing emissions of carbon dioxide will begin the upward spiral once more.· Alternatively, or in addition, the upward spiral is the product of some of the surprising consequences of co-operation.· The tyres squeal like piglets around endless upward spirals.
· Though the usual variation is present the upward trend is continued.· In all three areas, the numbers showed a steady upward trend.· Next week's unemployment figures are not expected to show any significant reversal in the recent upward trend.· Then, from 1957 to 1980, as the labor consultants appear, there is a steady upward trend.· Linear and quadratic time trends were included to control for the upward trend in volume.· A similar upward trend is evident in potential demand, with the increasing number of smaller households.· With golf still increasing in popularity, this upward trend shows no sign of abating.· Goods traffic on the roads will show a similar upward trend.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1increasing to a higher level OPP downwardupward trend/movement- He fell across the wall, twisting, face up.
- If convicted, they face up to a year in jail and up to a $ 2, 500 fine.
- If found guilty, he could face up to two years in jail.
- It took time until she could face up to it.
- Sabit Brokaj of the Socialist Party faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted.
- We must face up to this.
- With palms facing upwards, take your arms behind you and hold them as high as possible.
- With palms facing upwards, take your arms behind you and pull them towards each other 35 times.
- After the last recession ended, unemployment climbed onwards and upwards for another five years.
- And set off, onwards and upwards.
an upward trend in sales a sharp upward movement in property prices upward pressure on bank interest rates2moving or pointing towards a higher position OPP downward: Stroke the cream onto your skin in an upward direction.