NASDAQ

American  

[nas-dak, naz-] / ˈnæs dæk, ˈnæz- /

noun

1. National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations: a system for quoting over-the-counter securities.

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NASDAQ British  

/ ˈnæzdæk /

acronym

1. National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations System

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NASDAQ Cultural  

1. An electronic stock market, where all trading takes place through NASDAQ's computer network rather than at a central trading location. Started in 1971, NASDAQ surpassed the New York Stock Exchange in annual share volume during the 1990s, mainly because of its popularity with investors of emerging high-tech (see also high-tech) companies. Microsoft®, for example, is listed on NASDAQ.

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Example Sentences

NASDAQ, another New York-based trading exchange, could follow suit as early as this year.

From Barron's

Nunes went on to ask NASDAQ’s CEO to “advise what steps you can take to foster transparency and compliance.”

From Salon

One could, for example, look at water like a speculator, someone playing the odds in California water rights derivatives — a thriving trade now on the NASDAQ.

From Salon

“This is a private initiative initiated by NASDAQ,” she added.

From Washington Times

There are some 4,000 companies traded on Wall Street through the New York Stock Exchange or NASDAQ.

From Washington Times

Related Words

• exchange