stock market

American  

[stok mahr-kit] / ˈstɒk ˌmɑr kɪt /

noun

1. a particular market where stocks and bonds are traded; stock exchange.

2. the market for stocks throughout a nation.

   The stock market reacted strongly to the president's speech.

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stock market British  

noun

1. another name for stock exchange

2. the usual US name for stock exchange

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stock market Cultural  

1. A market in which stocks are bought and sold (see stock exchange). Also, the general condition of the sale of securities in a corporation.

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Etymology

Origin of stock market

First recorded in 1800–10

Example Sentences

My last column, “Why It’s So Hard to Spot a Stock-Market Bubble,” looked at the risks of being sure you know stocks are—or aren’t!—overvalued.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Another overvalued developer, Fullshare Holdings Ltd., has lost 25% of its value since a Sept. 26 column titled “Another $10 Billion Hong Kong Stock-Market Mystery.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2016

A Stock-Market Scam Stock-market advisers are everywhere, and you can probably find one to say almost anything you might want to hear.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

Related Words

• stock exchange