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单词 ticker tape
释义

ticker tape


noun

the ribbon of paper on which a ticker prints quotations or news.
Also called tape.

Origin of ticker tape

An Americanism dating back to 1900–05

Words nearby ticker tape

tick-borne typhus, tick box, ticked, Tickell, ticker, ticker tape, ticker-tape parade, ticket, ticket agency, ticket agent, ticket day
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Example sentences from the Web for ticker tape

  • We certainly should not hold a ticker-tape parade for anybody else before then, no matter who wins what championship.

    It’s Time for Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans to Get a Parade of Their Own|Michael Daly|November 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
  • But that is not the same as a ticker-tape parade offering thanks specifically to those who served in Afghanistan and Iraq.

    It’s Time for Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans to Get a Parade of Their Own|Michael Daly|November 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
  • He is one of those born newspaper men who could not live out of sight of the ticker-tape, and the copy-hook and the proof-sheet.

    Dawn O'Hara, The Girl Who Laughed|Edna Ferber

British Dictionary definitions for ticker tape

ticker tape

noun

stock exchange a continuous paper ribbon on which a tape machine automatically prints current stock quotations
ticker-tape reception or ticker-tape parade (mainly in New York) the showering of the motorcade of a distinguished politician, visiting head of state, etc, with ticker tape as a sign of welcome
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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