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

What’s Next: Prediction markets are increasingly showing up in conversations about American culture, including Wall Street’s own version of palace intrigue.

From Barron's

It may not be the license Wall Street was most eager for, seeing as the start-up’s advanced fast reactors still await approval from the NRC.

From Barron's

The proposal External link, reported Tuesday by The Wall Street Journal, would instead give companies the option to file semi-annual reports.

From Barron's

United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby said last week that expects a brief surge in fares before ticket prices start to normalize again, in an interview, according to The Wall Street Journal.

From Barron's

To make AI agents work, “you need to be able to get data wherever it is” and get it instantly, IBM Chief Executive Arvind Krishna told The Wall Street Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal