stock market

noun

1
2
a
: a market for particular stocks
b
: the market for stocks throughout a country

Examples of stock market in a Sentence

We lost money in the stock market. International stock markets saw declines at the end of the trading day.
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Mainland China is implementing the recipe for stock market success that Japan implemented over a decade ago. Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025 Morgan Stanley strategist Michael Wilson said the movements for such longer-term interest rates appear to be the main driver for the overall U.S. stock market. Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025 Of course, bad days, weeks, and months are a little easier to withstand after two stunning years of stock market performance. Jill Schlesinger, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025 Likewise, the stock market will be closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for stock market 

Word History

First Known Use

1809, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of stock market was in 1809

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“Stock market.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stock%20market. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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stock market

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stock market

noun
1
2
: a market for particular stocks
3
: the market for stocks throughout a country

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