"ticker tape" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ticker tapes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} ticker tape (usually uncountable, plural ticker tapes)
  1. (trading, finance) Paper tape on which a stock ticker, news ticker or similar device would print incoming information. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Finance, Trading Synonyms: club tape Derived forms: tape, ticker tape parade
    Sense id: en-ticker_tape-en-noun-SmdZ~nPr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 74 26 Topics: business, finance, trading
  2. (by extension) Any device used for displaying usually sideways scrolling news or updates. Tags: broadly, uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-ticker_tape-en-noun-UldbIsMW

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for ticker tape meaning in English (1.8kB)

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