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Ticker tape — was used by ticker tape machines , the Ticker tape timer, stock ticker machines , or just stock tickers . History The term ticker tape came from the sound made by the machine as it printed, and tape simply refers to the machines using a paper… … Wikipedia
Ticker tape — Ticker Tick er (t[i^]k [ e]r), n. [See {Tick}.] 1. One who, or that which, ticks, or produces a ticking sound, as a watch or clock, a telegraphic sounder, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. A telegraphic receiving instrument that automatically prints off… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ticker tape — n 1.) [U] long narrow paper on which information, for example the price of company ↑stocks, is printed by a special machine 2.) ticker tape parade AmE an occasion when someone important or famous walks or drives through an American city and… … Dictionary of contemporary English
ticker tape — ☆ ticker tape n. paper tape used in a TICKER (sense a) for recording telegraphed stock market quotations, etc … English World dictionary
ticker tape — ► NOUN ▪ a paper strip on which messages are recorded in a telegraphic tape machine … English terms dictionary
ticker tape — ticker ,tape noun uncount long narrow bands of paper with financial information printed on them by a special machine … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ticker tape — Computerized device that relays to investors around the world the stock symbol and the latest price and volume on securities as they are traded. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * ticker tape ˈticker ˌtape noun 1. [uncountable] long narrow… … Financial and business terms
ticker tape — noun a continuous thin ribbon of paper on which stock quotes are written • Hypernyms: ↑paper * * * noun [noncount] : long, thin pieces of paper on which news and stock prices are printed by a special machine (called a ticker) * * * ˈticker tape… … Useful english dictionary
ticker tape — N UNCOUNT: oft N n Ticker tape consists of long narrow strips of paper on which information such as stock exchange prices is printed by a machine. In American cities, people sometimes throw ticker tape from high windows as a way of celebrating… … English dictionary
Ticker Tape — A computerized device that relays financial information to investors around the world, including the stock symbol, the latest price and the volume on securities as they are traded. Before computers, the quotations on a ticker tape were stamped on … Investment dictionary
ticker tape — noun Ticker tape is used before these nouns: ↑parade … Collocations dictionary
