Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ticker tape

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.01 in modern English

Syllables
tick-er -tape
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Paper tape on which a stock ticker, news ticker or similar device would print incoming information.

Uncountable

noun

Any device used for displaying usually sideways scrolling news or updates.

Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

ticker tapes (plural)

Derived Forms

tape

Phrases

ticker tape parade

Synonyms

club tape

Questions

What does ticker tape mean?
Paper tape on which a stock ticker, news ticker or similar device would print incoming information.

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