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

A poll of 11 economists by The Wall Street Journal projects that headline PMI likely held steady at 50.1 in January.

From The Wall Street Journal

Gains have led to Wall Street ratings upgrades, price-target hikes, and increases in analysts’ forecast for earnings.

From Barron's

Now another start-up, York Space Systems, is looking to profit from Wall Street’s fascination with the project and is the latest initial public offering in the space sector.

From Barron's

Wall Street had anticipated earnings of 91 cents a share on revenue of $5.13 billion, according to analysts polled by FactSet.

From Barron's

Wall Street analysts noted that management forecast spending on wafter fab equipment will grow at a percentage in the high single to low double digits this year.

From Barron's