ticker
ticker Lexical Profile
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• noun
A scrolling electronic display at the bottom of a television or computer screen that continuously shows stock market prices, sports scores, or breaking news headlines.
"She kept her eyes on the news ticker at the bottom of the screen for updates on the election results."
A unique series of letters assigned to a publicly traded security or company for trading on a stock exchange; a ticker symbol.
"Investors can look up the company's financial performance by entering its four-letter ticker into the trading platform."
The human heart (used in informal or colloquial contexts).
"The doctor advised him to cut back on salt and exercise regularly to keep his old ticker in good working order."
An electromechanical telegraph machine formerly used to receive and print stock market prices and financial information onto a narrow strip of paper tape.
"Brokers crowded around the glass dome of the stock ticker to read the latest prices printed on the paper tape."
A watch or clock that makes a ticking sound (used in informal contexts).
"He pulled a gold pocket ticker from his waistcoat to check the time before the train departed."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in English from the verb 'tick' (imitative of a light, rhythmic clicking sound) and the agentive suffix '-er'. The financial sense arose in the late 19th century from the rapid clicking noise made by early electromechanical stock telegraph printing machines.