stock exchange

noun

1. a building or place where stocks and other securities are bought and sold.
2. an association of brokers and dealers in stocks and bonds who meet together and transact business according to fixed rules.

stock exchange

noun

1. Also calledstock market
   1. a highly organized market facilitating the purchase and sale of securities and operated by professional stockbrokers and market makers according to fixed rules
   2. a place where securities are regularly traded
   3. ( as modifier )

      stock-exchange prices

      a stock-exchange operator

2. the prices or trading activity of a stock exchange

   the stock exchange fell heavily today

stock exchange

1. A place where stocks , bonds , and other securities are bought and sold.

Notes

In the United States, the two largest stock exchanges are the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ. Activity on these two exchanges is usually considered an indication of the state of the economy as a whole.

Word History and Origins

Origin of stock exchange¹

First recorded in 1765–75

Example Sentences

Brokers at the Istanbul stock exchange stood in a minute of silent tribute to the boy.

From The Daily Beast

The SESC could declare the reasons for delisting a company from the stock exchange “classified” for similar reasons.

From The Daily Beast

Here is a list of initial public offerings on the Vienna Stock Exchange.

From The Daily Beast

On Wednesday morning at 8AM, the New York Stock Exchange will open for its last session before the debt ceiling reached.

From The Daily Beast

The move will take place on July 15 as software giant Oracle leaves for the New York Stock Exchange.

From The Daily Beast

Millions of money have actually been put into the affair, and ten times as much is floating in the air of the stock-exchange.

From Project Gutenberg

He might just as well go on the Stock Exchange and try to float a company by singing to the brokers.

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The Stock Exchange resents the imputation and makes things dangerous for Owen.

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The boss gamblers around the railroad post in the Stock Exchange tell him what he has to do and where he has to get off.

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There is an excellent leader on the fourth page exposing the scandals of the Stock Exchange.

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