stock exchange
Americannoun
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stock exchanges
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a building or place where stocks and other securities are bought and sold.
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an association of brokers and dealers in stocks and bonds who meet together and transact business according to fixed rules.
noun
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Also called: stock market.
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a highly organized market facilitating the purchase and sale of securities and operated by professional stockbrokers and market makers according to fixed rules
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a place where securities are regularly traded
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( as modifier )
a stock-exchange operator
stock-exchange prices
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the prices or trading activity of a stock exchange
the stock exchange fell heavily today
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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.
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Etymology
Origin of stock exchange
First recorded in 1765–75
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Around 1000 GMT, Volvo Cars shares were down over 25 percent on the Stockholm stock exchange.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
The country's largest stock exchange, the National Stock Exchange, said earlier this year it now had more than 130 million unique investors registered with it as opposed to under 30 million in 2019.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
Shares in European stock exchange groups rose after the chief executive of Euronext said he was open to a deal with German rival Deutsche Boerse DB1 3.11%increase; green up pointing triangle .
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Euronext Chief Executive Stephane Boujnah told the Financial Times in an interview that a tie-up between the two groups’ stock exchange business would make sense, and didn’t rule out a full-scale merger of the groups.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
You see where the stock exchange closed on Tuesday night.
From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz
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