Wall Street

American  

noun

1. a street in New York City, in S Manhattan: the major financial center of the U.S.

2. the money market or the financiers of the U.S.

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Wall Street British  

noun

1. a street in lower Manhattan, New York, where the Stock Exchange and major banks are situated, regarded as the embodiment of American finance

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Wall Street Cultural  

1. A street in New York City on which the New York Stock Exchange and many investment firms are located. The street's name is often used in reference to the activities conducted on it: “Stock prices fell on Wall Street.”

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Etymology

Origin of Wall Street

1820–30, Wall Street for def. 2

Example Sentences

But Wall Street analysts have a different take: there were almost unanimous price target upgrades following the report.

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But that risk isn’t being reflected in the corporate earnings forecasts that Wall Street is banking on to deliver their consensus end of year price target of 7700 points for the S&P 500.

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Google parent Alphabet fell Friday, despite a bullish analyst note, as Wall Street continues to digest a potentially landmark jury decision.

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Google parent Alphabet fell Friday, despite a bullish analyst note, as Wall Street continues to digest a potentially landmark jury decision.

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Revenue of $6.2 billion was a company record for the first quarter, driven by strong last-minute demand—and topped Wall Street’s target of $6.13 billion.

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