tickers
Scrolling stock displays
Tickers are devices or displays that show information in a continuous stream, typically scrolling text.
The word comes from the ticking sound of early telegraph machines that printed stock prices on paper tape.
Stock tickers display share prices; news tickers scroll headlines across screens.
A ticker is also slang for the heart: The doctor says my ticker is in good shape.
Ticker tape—the paper ribbon from old stock machines—became confetti for parades honoring heroes.
Mutual giving and receiving
- sharesUnits of company ownership
- tradingExchanging for value
- NASDAQElectronic securities exchange
- portfolioCollected works or assets
dividends · bullish · bearish · IPO · bluechip · volatility · market · investors
Arterial blood throb
- cardiacPertaining to the heart
- palpitationIrregular heartbeat awareness
- thumpHeavy dull blow
- flutterRapid light movement
racing · pounding · stethoscope · arrhythmia · electrocardiogram · systole · diastole · coronary
Hour-measuring device
- grandfatherFather's or mother's father
- pendulumSuspended swinging weight
- analogComparable equivalent
- mechanicalOperated by machinery
escapement · clicking · seconds · clockwork · movement · audible · rhythmic · metronome
Duration-tracking mechanism
- anticipationState of awaiting something
- deadlineTime limit for completion
- launchSet into motion
- secondsTime units, or extras
minutes · approaching · imminent · final · event · sequence · descending · counting
exchange
Mutual giving and receiving
portfolio · dividends · bullish · bearish · IPO · bluechip · volatility · market · investors · securities
pulse
Arterial blood throb
- cardiacPertaining to the heart
- palpitationIrregular heartbeat awareness
- thumpHeavy dull blow
flutter · racing · pounding · stethoscope · arrhythmia · electrocardiogram · systole · diastole · coronary · circulation
timepiece
Hour-measuring device
- grandfatherFather's or mother's father
- pendulumSuspended swinging weight
- analogComparable equivalent
mechanical · escapement · clicking · seconds · clockwork · movement · audible · rhythmic · metronome · quartz
timer
Duration-tracking mechanism
- anticipationState of awaiting something
- deadlineTime limit for completion
- launchSet into motion
seconds · minutes · approaching · imminent · final · event · sequence · descending · counting · remaining
tickerssnapshots
Informal, quick photographs
print media · photographs · bulletin boards · posters · billboards
- parking ticketFine for illegal parking
- lottery ticketPurchased chance at prize
- meal ticketsSources of financial support
- one-way ticketFare for departure only
- plane ticketDocument for air travel
- movie ticketsProof of theater admission