Ticker
noun
1.
a telegraphic receiving instrument that automatically prints stock prices, market reports, etc., on a paper tape.
2.
a person or thing that ticks.
3.
Slang. a watch.
4.
Slang. the heart.
noun
1.
(slang)
the heart
a watch
2.
a person or thing that ticks
3.
(stock exchange) the US word for tape machine (sense 2)
tick 3
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