: 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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The company trades on the NYSE under the ticker BCC.
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Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 12 Feb. 2025
His top picks include YPF Sociedad Anonima and Vista Energy which trade on Argentina’s Buenos Aires Exchange and as American Depositary Receipts in the U.S. under the tickers YPF and VIST .
—Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2025
Zoom in: The company, which also includes the Smokey Bones business, is going public under the name Twin Hospitality Group and will trade under the ticker TWNP.
—Richard Collings, Axios, 30 Jan. 2025
The company started trading on the NYSE in 2018, under the ticker symbol ACB.
—Dario Sabaghi, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
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Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 12 Feb. 2025
His top picks include YPF Sociedad Anonima and Vista Energy which trade on Argentina’s Buenos Aires Exchange and as American Depositary Receipts in the U.S. under the tickers YPF and VIST .
—Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2025
Zoom in: The company, which also includes the Smokey Bones business, is going public under the name Twin Hospitality Group and will trade under the ticker TWNP.
—Richard Collings, Axios, 30 Jan. 2025
The company started trading on the NYSE in 2018, under the ticker symbol ACB.
—Dario Sabaghi, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ticker
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“Ticker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ticker. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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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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