stock exchange

American  

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.

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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.

Etymology

Origin of stock exchange

First recorded in 1765–75

Example Sentences

Webb was a longtime member of Hong Kong's Takeovers and Mergers Panel and at one time served as an independent director of the city's stock exchange operator.

From Barron's

Shares in the Danish energy giant were up 4.7% in midday trading on the Copenhagen stock exchange.

From MarketWatch

Daily trading volume across Chinese stock exchanges hit a record high Tuesday.

From The Wall Street Journal

Trading volume across mainland Chinese stock exchanges reached a record high of $521.80 billion on Monday, as a slow bull market is taking shape amid the country’s supportive measures and progress on artificial intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal

Baidu’s AI chip unit, Kunlunxin, files for a Hong Kong stock exchange listing, capitalizing on strong investor interest in domestic AI technology.

From Barron's

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