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.
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After announcing the massive tariffs Wednesday, the U.S. stock market plummeted, with the Dow Jones industrial average losing 9.2%, the S&P 500 falling 10.5% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq tumbling 11.4%.
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Joey Garrison, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2025
To be sure, prices are still going up: And as upsetting as that’s been for consumers, the important point for the stock market is the question of how much.
—Michael Foster, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
But current economic indicators based on a declining stock market and high economic uncertainty are not as rosy.
—Eric J. Gertler, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2025
In the wake of Wednesday’s announcement, the U.S. stock market has had two consecutive days of extreme decline, with the Nasdaq and S&P 500 on track for their worst week since the Covid panic of 2020.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 4 Apr. 2025
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Joey Garrison, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2025
To be sure, prices are still going up: And as upsetting as that’s been for consumers, the important point for the stock market is the question of how much.
—Michael Foster, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
But current economic indicators based on a declining stock market and high economic uncertainty are not as rosy.
—Eric J. Gertler, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2025
In the wake of Wednesday’s announcement, the U.S. stock market has had two consecutive days of extreme decline, with the Nasdaq and S&P 500 on track for their worst week since the Covid panic of 2020.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Stock market.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stock%20market. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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