What does ticker mean?

Definitions for ticker
ˈtɪk ərtick·er

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word ticker.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. heart, pump, tickernoun

    the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body

    "he stood still, his heart thumping wildly"

  2. watch, tickernoun

    a small portable timepiece

  3. ticker, stock tickernoun

    a character printer that automatically prints stock quotations on ticker tape

Wiktionary

  1. tickernoun

    A measuring or reporting device, particularly one which makes a ticking sound as the measured events occur.

    The ticker was showing an increased rate of flow.

  2. tickernoun

    A stock ticker.

    I checked the prices on the ticker one last time before placing the trade.

  3. tickernoun

    A news ticker.

    To my surprise, the ticker showed that the deal had already gone through.

  4. tickernoun

    The heart.

    My ticker gave out and I had to go to the hospital for surgery.

ChatGPT

  1. ticker

    A ticker is a unique sequence of letters representing a particular company’s stock on an exchange. It is used to facilitate the trading and tracking of securities. The ticker symbol helps investors to quickly identify a publicly traded company. The term "ticker" also refers to the electronic scrolling display that presents this information, which was historically conveyed through a mechanical device also known as a ticker tape machine. The information relayed usually includes the name of the stock, its price, and the volume of stocks traded.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Tickernoun

    one who, or that which, ticks, or produces a ticking sound, as a watch or clock, a telegraphic sounder, etc

Wikidata

  1. Ticker

    Ticker is a 2001 action film directed by Albert Pyun, starring Tom Sizemore, Jaime Pressly, Dennis Hopper, Steven Seagal, Ice-T, Kevin Gage, and Nas.

The Standard Electrical Dictionary

  1. Ticker

    A colloquial name for a stock or market report automatic printing telegraph, which prints its quotations and messages on a long tape.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. TICKER

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Ticker is ranked #157234 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Ticker surname appeared 103 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Ticker.

    75.7% or 78 total occurrences were White.
    12.6% or 13 total occurrences were Black.
    5.8% or 6 total occurrences were Asian.
    4.8% or 5 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of ticker in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of ticker in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of ticker in a Sentence

  1. Director Peter Sullivan:

    Eventually my brother’s son, who works in Sydney, told us it was about speculation to do with the ticker GME, i was hoping to be able to say it was more to do with our world-class nickel projects.

  2. Chris Collins:

    We are all happy the discussions are open again. I think it was a wake-up calls for some who voted no and went home and they maybe did not get a ticker tape parade.

  3. Herschel McGriff Sr.:

    NASCAR, they want to make sure — you know, 90 years old, a lot of them are in a wheelchair or pushing carts around and walkers, that kind of thing, they don’t quite understand my abilities, I guess. Since I hadn’t driven for over three years, they sent a guy out here [from Charlotte] to test me. I had to run 50 laps on the track. I borrowed my son’s car to do it in. Then they had to have a letter from my cardiologist to make sure that my ticker was good and so my cardiologist, he put me through the whole thing.

  4. Dianne Feinstein:

    America cheered as the women's soccer team won an historic fourth World Cup, but our support shouldn't end with ticker-tape parades.

  5. Ryan Hunter-Reay:

    It was really just a big opportunity to try something completely different, and something that really looked fun, i watched the races last year and it seemed like the drivers were genuinely enjoying it, and when you see the names crossing the ticker, you know it is a superstar lineup and I wanted to be part of this.

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