Definition of "upturn" []

• To turn up or over: upturn the soil. (verb-transitive)
• To upset; overturn. (verb-transitive)
• To direct upward: upturned their gaze. (verb-transitive)
• To turn over or up. (verb-intransitive)
• An upward movement, curve, or trend, as in business activity. (noun)

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• "The quantity of work it takes to restore order at Cheyne Row, and repair the ruin of that general upturn, is perfectly incredible."
• "But Polk is still inheriting a company in the midst of a long-term upturn."
• "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."