stock exchange

noun

1

: a place where security trading is conducted on an organized system

2

: an association of people organized to provide an auction market among themselves for the purchase and sale of securities

Examples of stock exchange in a Sentence

domestic and international stock exchanges

Shares of the company were trading at $20 on the New York Stock Exchange.

He works as a stockbroker on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.

Recent Examples on the Web

Justin Tallis | Afp | Getty Images Pressure is piling on London’s stock exchange, with reports that British pharma giant AstraZeneca may move its listing to the U.S. delivering yet another blow this week. —Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 2 July 2025

London is seeking to attract more Chinese firms to list on its stock exchange as the city struggles with a shrinking equity market and a deal drought across Europe. —Lionel Lim, Fortune, 19 June 2025

Comprising 30 episodes, the show tracks the rise of a financial titan whose wealth comes in the wake of Shanghai opening its own stock exchange. —Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 18 June 2025

Banks and stock exchanges will be closed, but grocery stores such as Kroger, Giant Eagle and Aldi will be open. —Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1773, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for stock exchange

• interchange
• rearrange
• arrange
• derange
• estrange
• midrange
• change
• grange
• mange
• range
• strange

Kids Definition

stock exchange

noun

1

: a place where the buying and selling of stocks is conducted

2

: an association of stockbrokers

Legal Definition

stock exchange

noun

1

: a place where security trading is conducted on an organized system

2

: an association or group of people organized to provide an auction market among themselves for the purchase and sale of securities