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ticker tape


ticker tape

noun

Definition of TICKER TAPE

: the paper ribbon on which a telegraphic ticker prints off its information
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First Known Use of TICKER TAPE

1895

Rhymes with TICKER TAPE

bias tape, cityscape, fire escape, friction tape, waterscape, xeriscape, audiotape

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