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noun

(on the London Stock Exchange) the day on which selling brokers receive from buying brokers the names of investors who have made purchases during the previous accountAlso called: name day Compare account day

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Words nearby ticket day

ticker tape, ticker-tape parade, ticket, ticket agency, ticket agent, ticket day, ticket office, ticket of leave, tickets, ticket scalper, ticket tout

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The afternoon was a lovely one—the day was a perfect example of the mellowest mood of autumn.
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Each day she resolved, "To-morrow I will tell Felipe;" and when to-morrow came, she put it off again.
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The proceedings of the day commenced with divine service, performed by Unitarian and Baptist ministers.
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