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stock market
noun
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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Trump has proposed a combination of low corporate tax rates and loose regulation that would likely bolster corporate profits and propel the stock market higher, experts said.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2024
World stock markets were mixed on Tuesday as investors braced for a week packed with pivotal events, most crucially the U.S. presidential election and a Federal Reserve meeting.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
As for Election Day itself, eight of the 10 elections over the past 40 years have been up days, with an average gain of 0.9%, according to CFRA Research (Note: The stock markets were closed on the Tuesday of Election Day prior to 1984).
—Bob Pisani, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
Even more reliable are periods when the stock market falls during the period from July 31 to October 31, in which case the incumbent has been replaced 89% of the time.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1809, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Stock market.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stock%20market. Accessed 13 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
stock market
nounLegal Definition
stock market
noun2
: a market for particular stocks
3
: the market for stocks throughout a country
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