stock exchange

American  

noun

1. a building or place where stocks and other securities are bought and sold.

2. an association of brokers and dealers in stocks and bonds who meet together and transact business according to fixed rules.

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stock exchange British  

noun

1. Also called: stock market. 

   1. a highly organized market facilitating the purchase and sale of securities and operated by professional stockbrokers and market makers according to fixed rules

   2. a place where securities are regularly traded

   3. ( as modifier )

      a stock-exchange operator

      stock-exchange prices

2. the prices or trading activity of a stock exchange

   the stock exchange fell heavily today

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stock exchange Cultural  

1. A place where stocks, bonds, and other securities are bought and sold.

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In the United States, the two largest stock exchanges are the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ. Activity on these two exchanges is usually considered an indication of the state of the economy as a whole.

Etymology

Origin of stock exchange

First recorded in 1765–75

Example Sentences

Stock exchange benchmarks in Hong Kong and Shanghai were both slightly down Friday morning.

From Barron's • Oct. 31, 2025

"Today's gain in the benchmark KSE 100 Index will likely to be highest in the history of Pakistan Stock exchange," it said.

From Reuters • Jul. 3, 2023

The company plans to trade on the New York Stock exchange under the ticker symbol PLTR.

From The Verge • Aug. 25, 2020

McDonald's shares were up 2.8 percent at $91.53 in early trading on the New York Stock exchange.

From New York Times • Oct. 21, 2011

Stock exchange, 31, 145, 254, 282, n., 369ff.,

From The Value of Money by Anderson, Benjamin M.

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