: 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.
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Since going public, Trump Media — whose shares trade under the ticker DJT, the same as former President Donald Trump's initials — have had a wild ride, sinking in its first few weeks of trading before rebounding to reach its current market capitalization.
—
Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 20 May 2024
Suddenly, on top of ETFs for standard sectors, commodities, currencies, and foreign assets, there were ETFs for the cannabis industry (ticker symbol: MJ), the crypto industry (CRPT), and meme stocks (the now-defunct MEME).
—Andrew Lipstein, Harper's Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024
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Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 20 May 2024
Suddenly, on top of ETFs for standard sectors, commodities, currencies, and foreign assets, there were ETFs for the cannabis industry (ticker symbol: MJ), the crypto industry (CRPT), and meme stocks (the now-defunct MEME).
—Andrew Lipstein, Harper's Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024
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“Ticker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ticker. Accessed 29 May. 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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