: something that ticks or produces a ticking sound: such as
a
: watch
b(1)
: a telegraphic receiving instrument that automatically prints off information (such as stock quotations or news) on a paper ribbon
(2)
: a graphic on which information is scrolled across the top or bottom of a television or computer screen
c
slang
: heart
Examples of ticker in a Sentence
The news came over the ticker.
Exercise is good for your ticker.
Recent Examples on the Web
Trump Media approved the merger with public shell company Digital World Acquisition Corp. last month, and the company is now trading on the Nasdaq under the ticker DJT, for Donald J. Trump.
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Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024
Trump Media & Technology Group, which trades under the ticker DJT, slipped on Wednesday to below $50 per share, extending a steep decline this week that pulled the stock down from its high near $80 and erased more than $2 billion of market value.
—Joe Rennison, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
The disclosure came less than a week after the social media company founded by former President Donald Trump debuted on the Nasdaq under the ticker DJT.
—Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2024
The nosediving share price of the company — which uses the stock ticker DJT, for Trump’s initials — fell to its lowest level since Trump Media went public last week and shaved more than a fifth of its market value in a single day.
—Drew Harwell, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
The stock quickly rose more than 40 percent after being listed and trades under a ticker of Trump’s initials, DJT.
—William Turton, WIRED, 26 Mar. 2024
The last Trump company to go public, Trump Hotels and Casino Resorts in 1995, used the same DJT ticker symbol.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 26 Mar. 2024
The company could begin trading under the DJT ticker with a valuation of $5 billion or more, based on the Digital World Acquisition Corp. stock price.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2024
Trump's hotel and casino resort company, which focused on his Atlantic City gambling and entertainment venues, started trading in 1995 — also under the ticker DJT.
—Brian Cheung, NBC News, 25 Mar. 2024
Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024
Trump Media & Technology Group, which trades under the ticker DJT, slipped on Wednesday to below $50 per share, extending a steep decline this week that pulled the stock down from its high near $80 and erased more than $2 billion of market value.
—Joe Rennison, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
The disclosure came less than a week after the social media company founded by former President Donald Trump debuted on the Nasdaq under the ticker DJT.
—Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2024
The nosediving share price of the company — which uses the stock ticker DJT, for Trump’s initials — fell to its lowest level since Trump Media went public last week and shaved more than a fifth of its market value in a single day.
—Drew Harwell, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
The stock quickly rose more than 40 percent after being listed and trades under a ticker of Trump’s initials, DJT.
—William Turton, WIRED, 26 Mar. 2024
The last Trump company to go public, Trump Hotels and Casino Resorts in 1995, used the same DJT ticker symbol.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 26 Mar. 2024
The company could begin trading under the DJT ticker with a valuation of $5 billion or more, based on the Digital World Acquisition Corp. stock price.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2024
Trump's hotel and casino resort company, which focused on his Atlantic City gambling and entertainment venues, started trading in 1995 — also under the ticker DJT.
—Brian Cheung, NBC News, 25 Mar. 2024
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“Ticker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ticker. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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ticker
noun
tick·er
ˈtik-ər 
2
a
: a telegraphic machine that receives stock prices and news and prints them out on a paper ribbon
b
: a strip of information that moves across the top or bottom of a television or computer screen
3
slang
: heart sense 1a
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