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 Oppenheimer analyst Jason Helfstein believes Wall Street is overlooking a golden opportunity.

From MarketWatch

Truell grew up in New York City, the son of two journalists who have worked for The Wall Street Journal and the New York Times.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Wall Street bank added DraftKings to its analyst focus list on Monday.

From Barron's

The short-lived rebound came as Wall Street piled back into riskier assets, including technology stocks.

From Barron's

A consensus of economists polled by The Wall Street Journal had expected the index to rise to 48.8.

From The Wall Street Journal