stock exchange

American  

noun

stock exchanges plural

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.

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stock exchange British  

noun

1. Also called: stock 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 )

      a stock-exchange operator

      stock-exchange prices

2. the prices or trading activity of a stock exchange

   the stock exchange fell heavily today

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stock exchange Cultural  

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

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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.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• stock exchanges
  plural

Etymology

Origin of stock exchange

First recorded in 1765–75

Example Sentences

The first to cross the strait could be "shipowners who operate their own fleet" and those "not listed on a stock exchange", he told AFP.

From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026

Cornelius Vanderbilt was arguably the first railroad tycoon to dominate the stock exchange.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Take Nasdaq Inc., which runs the techy stock exchange on which SpaceX will actually trade and also has an index for the biggest companies on its exchange.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

It is currently listed on the Euronext Amsterdam stock exchange.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

You see where the stock exchange closed on Tuesday night.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz

Related Words

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