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tick N FINMKT

tick (kleinstmögliche Einheit, um die sich der Kurs verändern kann): Tick m

tick (kleinstmögliche Einheit, um die sich der Kurs verändern kann): Mindestkursveränderung f

I. tick¹ [tɪk] N

1. tick (sound of watch):

tick: Ticken nt kein pl

‘tick tock’ inf: ‚ticktack‘

hang [or hold] on [just] a tick [or two ticks] Brit inf: warte einen Moment

I'll be with you in a couple of [or in two]ticks: ich bin gleich bei dir

2. tick (mark):

tick: Haken m <-s, ->

to put a tick against [or by] sth: neben etw dat einen Haken setzen

II. tick¹ [tɪk] VB intr

tick: ticken

Am the hand of the timer ticked round to twelve: der Uhrzeiger rückte auf zwölf

Phrases:

what makes sb tick: was jdn bewegt

III. tick¹ [tɪk] VB trans

to tick sth: etw abhaken

tick² [tɪk] N ZOOL

tick: Zecke f <-, -n>

tick³ [tɪk] N

1. tick Brit dated inf (credit):

on tick: auf Pump sl

2. tick ECON:

tick: Mindestkursschwankung f

tick: Mindestkursveränderung f

tick away VB intr

tick away: ticken

a time bomb ticks away: eine Zeitbombe tickt

time ticks away: die Zeit verrinnt

tick by VB intr

tick by time:

tick by: verstreichen

tick off VB trans

1. tick off (mark with tick):

to tick off ⇆ sth: etw abhaken

to tick off sth on one's fingers: etw an den Fingern abzählen

2. tick off Brit, Aus inf (reproach):

to tick off ⇆ sb: jdn schelten

3. tick off Am inf (irritate):

to tick off ⇆ sb: jdn auf die Palme bringen inf fig

tick on VB intr

tick on: sich acc dahinziehen

I. tick over VB intr esp Brit

1. tick over TECH (operate steadily):

tick over: auf Leerlauf geschaltet sein

I've left the car with the engine ticking over: ich habe das Auto mit laufendem Motor abgestellt

2. tick over fig (function at minimum level):

tick over: am Laufen halten

II. tick over VB trans fig

to keep things ticking over: die Dinge am Laufen halten

tick infested

tick infested: Zecken befallen

tick size N FINMKT

tick size: Tick-Größe f

tick-tack-toe [Am ˌtɪkˌtækˈtoʊ] N Am (noughts and crosses)

tick-tack-toe: Drei gewinnt nt

tick-tack-toe: Tic Tac Toe nt (Strategiezeichenspiel für zwei Personen)

OpenDict entry

tick VB

to tick all the boxes fig: alle [notwendigen] Kriterien erfüllen

Present
I	tick
you	tick
he/she/it	ticks
we	tick
you	tick
they	tick

Past
I	ticked
you	ticked
he/she/it	ticked
we	ticked
you	ticked
they	ticked

Present Perfect
I	have	ticked
you	have	ticked
he/she/it	has	ticked
we	have	ticked
you	have	ticked
they	have	ticked

Past Perfect
I	had	ticked
you	had	ticked
he/she/it	had	ticked
we	had	ticked
you	had	ticked
they	had	ticked

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

time ticks away: die Zeit verrinnt

a time bomb ticks away: eine Zeitbombe tickt

hang [or hold] on [just] a tick [or two ticks] Brit inf: warte einen Moment

I'll be with you in a couple of [or in two]ticks: ich bin gleich bei dir

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