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

This beautiful hotel, which once housed the stock exchange, faces a square lined with heritage buildings, just a few blocks from the water. —Akash Kapur, Travel + Leisure, 24 Feb. 2025

SoftBank reported its quarterly earnings after trading closed at the Tokyo stock exchange. —Dylan Butts, CNBC, 12 Feb. 2025

The company rang the Closing Bell on Nov. 21 to commemorate its 60 years on the stock exchange. —Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 12 Feb. 2025

Still, the cancellation made a noticeable impact on the company’s listing on the Japanese stock exchange. —Elias Burke, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 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