ticker
noun
tick·er ˈti-kər 
: something that ticks or produces a ticking sound: such as
a
: watch
b(1)
: a telegraphic receiving instrument that automatically prints off information (such as stock quotations or news) on a paper ribbon
(2)
: a graphic on which information is scrolled across the top or bottom of a television or computer screen
c
slang : heart
Example Sentences
The news came over the ticker. Exercise is good for your ticker.
Recent Examples on the Web AMTD Digital has an interesting stock ticker — HKD, better known as the abbreviation for the Hong Kong dollar. 
Dan Runkevicius, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022 The company then goes public and has a market ticker, with the stock price ultimately moving up or down based upon a company's projections or performance. Craig Harris, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2021 The Senate took an emergency five-minute recess as the UPI ticker and AP teletype in the Senate lobby kept up a drumbeat of bad news from Dallas. Frederick N. Rasmussen, baltimoresun.com, 10 Apr. 2021 Klein is entranced, subconsciously ooohing and aaaahing like a stockbroker watching the ticker of an initial public offering. James Nestor, Scientific American, 12 Feb. 2018 The Cambridge, Massachusetts company's stock trades publicly under the ticker symbol MRNA. Associated Press writers Lauran Neergaard and Frank Jordans contributed to this report from Washington, D.C., and Berlin respectively. Tom Murphy, ajc, 26 Aug. 2022 The Carlsbad company also plans to change its NYSE ticker symbol from ELY to MODG as Topgolf marches toward becoming its largest business division. Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2022 Therefore, the SpinCo (suggested ticker BATES) is in a much better state to be listed today, creating a pure-play, high free cashflow generating business. Jim Osman, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2022 If so, the new entity will be Falcon’s Beyond Global and trade under ticker symbol FBYD. Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 26 July 2022 See More
Dan Runkevicius, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022 The company then goes public and has a market ticker, with the stock price ultimately moving up or down based upon a company's projections or performance. Craig Harris, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2021 The Senate took an emergency five-minute recess as the UPI ticker and AP teletype in the Senate lobby kept up a drumbeat of bad news from Dallas. Frederick N. Rasmussen, baltimoresun.com, 10 Apr. 2021 Klein is entranced, subconsciously ooohing and aaaahing like a stockbroker watching the ticker of an initial public offering. James Nestor, Scientific American, 12 Feb. 2018 The Cambridge, Massachusetts company's stock trades publicly under the ticker symbol MRNA. Associated Press writers Lauran Neergaard and Frank Jordans contributed to this report from Washington, D.C., and Berlin respectively. Tom Murphy, ajc, 26 Aug. 2022 The Carlsbad company also plans to change its NYSE ticker symbol from ELY to MODG as Topgolf marches toward becoming its largest business division. Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2022 Therefore, the SpinCo (suggested ticker BATES) is in a much better state to be listed today, creating a pure-play, high free cashflow generating business. Jim Osman, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2022 If so, the new entity will be Falcon’s Beyond Global and trade under ticker symbol FBYD. Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 26 July 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1821, in the meaning defined above