ticker

noun tick·er \ ˈti-kər \

Updated on: 13 Apr 2018

Definition of ticker

: 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

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Examples of ticker in a Sentence

The news came over the ticker.
Exercise is good for your ticker.

Recent Examples of ticker from the Web

But that doesn't mean everyone loves the airline with a heart emblazoned on the belly of its planes and LUV as its ticker symbol.

— dawn gilbertson, azcentral, "Southwest Airlines named best U.S. carrier, but not every passenger feels the LUV," 10 Apr. 2018
In addition, an almost $900 million block trade was posted for the Vanguard Information Technology ETF, ticker VGT.

— Bloomberg.com, "Massive Block Trades Recorded in ETFs Before Stocks Plunged," 3 Apr. 2018
The parade itself is a historic milestone for the city, its first ticker-tape parade for a women's team.

— lane florsheim, Marie Claire, ""The Pay Gap Is Just Too Large": NYC's First Lady Sounds Off on Women's Soccer and Today's Parade," 10 July 2015
Dropbox trading under ticker symbol DBX on the Nasdaq closed the day at about $28.50 a share, a significant mark for the company’s later round investors who bought equity at around that price.

— theodore schleifer, Recode, "Dropbox shares jumped nearly 40 percent on its first day of trading," 23 Mar. 2018
The shares are expected start trading Friday on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol DBX.

— matt phillips, New York Times, "Dropbox Priced at $21 a Share in I.P.O., Valuing Company at $9.2 Billion," 22 Mar. 2018
For most, a trade is reduced to names scrolling across the ticker or popping up in a tweet.

— kalyn kahler, SI.com, "My Life on the Trade Block," 22 Mar. 2018
Yet a new possible treatment may help to revitalize an injured ticker.

— dina fine maron, Scientific American, "Stem Cell Therapy for Heart Failure Gets a Gold-Standard Trial," 1 Aug. 2017
The company got a new name (National Lampoon, Inc.) and stock ticker symbol (NLMP), made a deal with Rugged Land, a New York publisher, for a National Lampoon book imprint, and got TV representation at the Endeavor agency.

— benjamin wallace, HWD, "Can Anyone Repair National Lampoon’s Devastated Brand?," 1 May 2017

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First Known Use of ticker

1821

in the meaning defined above

See Words from the same year

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TICKER Defined for English Language Learners

ticker

noun

Definition of ticker for English Language Learners

: a machine that receives and prints out stock prices and other news on long, thin pieces of paper
: a narrow area that shows information across the top or bottom of a television or computer screen