Financial and business terms. 2012.
tape machine — UK US noun [C] OLD FASHIONED STOCK MARKET ► TICKER TAPE MACHINE(Cf. ↑ticker tape machine) … Financial and business terms
Ticker tape — was used by ticker tape machines , the Ticker tape timer, stock ticker machines , or just stock tickers . History The term ticker tape came from the sound made by the machine as it printed, and tape simply refers to the machines using a paper… … Wikipedia
ticker tape — n 1.) [U] long narrow paper on which information, for example the price of company ↑stocks, is printed by a special machine 2.) ticker tape parade AmE an occasion when someone important or famous walks or drives through an American city and… … Dictionary of contemporary English
ticker tape — ► NOUN ▪ a paper strip on which messages are recorded in a telegraphic tape machine … English terms dictionary
ticker tape — ticker ,tape noun uncount long narrow bands of paper with financial information printed on them by a special machine … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ticker tape — Computerized device that relays to investors around the world the stock symbol and the latest price and volume on securities as they are traded. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * ticker tape ˈticker ˌtape noun 1. [uncountable] long narrow… … Financial and business terms
ticker tape — noun a continuous thin ribbon of paper on which stock quotes are written • Hypernyms: ↑paper * * * noun [noncount] : long, thin pieces of paper on which news and stock prices are printed by a special machine (called a ticker) * * * ˈticker tape… … Useful english dictionary
ticker-tape parade — /tik euhr tayp / a parade honoring a visiting dignitary, hero, or the like in which confetti, shredded newspapers, or the like are showered into the streets from buildings along the parade route. [fr. the former practice of usiing ticker tapes] * … Useful english dictionary
ticker tape — N UNCOUNT: oft N n Ticker tape consists of long narrow strips of paper on which information such as stock exchange prices is printed by a machine. In American cities, people sometimes throw ticker tape from high windows as a way of celebrating… … English dictionary
ticker tape — noun 1 (U) long narrow paper on which information is printed by a special machine 2 ticker tape parade AmE an occasion when someone important or famous arrives in an American city and pieces of paper are thrown from high buildings to welcome them … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
