stock market

American  

[stok mahr-kit] / ˈstɒk ˌmɑr kɪt /

noun

• stock markets
  plural

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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• stock markets
  plural

Etymology

Origin of stock market

First recorded in 1800–10

Example Sentences

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stock market

By nearly every measure—from Shiller’s Cyclically Adjusted Price to Earnings ratio, and the Buffett Indicator of market cap to GDP and market concentration—the stock market is stretched.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

While many on Wall Street are warning that high rates could pull money out of the stock market and into higher yielding bonds, so far that hasn’t materialized.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

While the stock market could still do poorly, it won’t be because it’s October.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026

But after sitting on its application for over two years, the RBI rejected the company's bid to get out of the framework earlier this month, pushing the group closer to a stock market debut.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

Then along came the dot-com bubble and suddenly the entire stock market made no sense at all.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Related Words

• stock exchange