Wall Street

noun

: the influential financial interests of the U.S. economy

Examples of Wall Street in a Sentence

After college she got a job on Wall Street.
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Bisignano is a longtime Wall Street executive who has served as chairman of financial services technology firm Fiserv since 2022. Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025 Elsewhere Wednesday morning on Wall Street, Morgan Stanley initiated Tenet Healthcare with an overweight rating and a price target that implies upside of more than 26%. Fred Imbert, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2025 But despite all the uncertainty and speculation, Wall Street will ultimately have to wait and see what Trump’s actual policy is toward tariffs on copper. John Towfighi, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025 The moves prompted retaliatory tariffs from China, the European Union and Canada, setting off a trade war that roiled the stock market and prompted warnings from Wall Street of a potential recession. Max Zahn, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for Wall Street

Word History

Etymology

Wall Street, New York City, site of the New York Stock Exchange

First Known Use

1831, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Wall Street was in 1831

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“Wall Street.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Wall%20Street. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

Wall Street

noun
: the powerful financial interests that control or influence the U.S. economy
Etymology

from Wall Street in New York City, site of a major stock trading exchange

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