ticker tape

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Paper tape on which a stock ticker, news ticker or similar device would print incoming information
paper strip on which a telegraphic stock ticker prints a continuous thin ribbon of paper on which stock quotes are written
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 and honouring someone in public. A half million people watched the troops march in New York's ticker tape parade. The paper strip on which a telegraphic ticker prints
{i} strip of paper on which a telegraphic ticker prints
ticker tape parade
A ceremony in which a person or persons are honored by being showered with ticker tape while parading through the streets of a city (generally Manhattan)

The astronauts were honored with a ticker tape parade when they returned to Earth.

tickertape
{i} strip of paper on which a telegraphic ticker prints
ticker tape

    Hyphenation

    tick·er tape

    Turkish pronunciation

    tîkır teyp

    Pronunciation

    /ˈtəkər ˈtāp/ /ˈtɪkɜr ˈteɪp/
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