noun
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slang
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the heart
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a watch
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a person or thing that ticks
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stock exchange the US word for tape machine
Etymology
Origin of ticker
1820–30; 1880–85 ticker for def. 4; tick 1 + -er 1
Example Sentences
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The combined company’s shares will be dually listed on both the Nasdaq Stock Market and the Toronto Stock Exchange, where they will trade under the ticker “XNDU.”
From Barron's
Click on the ticker symbols for more about each company, including news coverage, charts, financials and ratings.
From MarketWatch
One way to begin that process is to click on the tickers for more information, including charts, financials and analysts’ ratings.
From MarketWatch
Click on the tickers for more about each company, including news coverage, charts, financials and analysts’ consensus ratings and price targets.
From MarketWatch
More controversial is his pick of Blue Owl Capital Inc., whose ticker is OBDC, the main publicly traded BDC from Blue Owl Capital Corp., ticker OWL.
From Barron's
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