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-tack-toe,
ticked,
tickell,
ticker,
ticker tape,
ticker-tape parade,
ticket,
ticket agency,
ticket agent,
ticket day
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 BEASTBut 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 BEASTHe 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