street name
Americannoun
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a familiar or slang name of a narcotic drug.
A street name for phencyclidine is “angel dust.”
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Stock Exchange. an arrangement in which a broker holds securities in their own name instead of in the name of the customer, especially for convenience in executing transfers and in pledging for borrowing in margin accounts.
Stocks held in street name are insured up to $500,000 by the federal government against fraud or financial failure of the brokerage company.
Etymology
Origin of street name
First recorded in 1830–40 for the stock exchange sense, and in 1965–70 for the narcotic drug sense
Example Sentences
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Historians say the street name was part of Workman’s overall effort to entice residents from the Midwest and East Coast.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2026
Dale - who was found to have Sharif's street name tattooed on her neck - resigned as a prison officer before she was arrested on her sixth visit.
From BBC ● Jan. 20, 2026
The dispatcher coaxed her to provide the street name where she last saw them.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 13, 2023
Regardless, you’ll want to own “a good map of the city,” Kathleen Fueger said, since “it’s terribly confusing that the same street name appears in many neighborhoods but isn’t continuous.”
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 4, 2023
Really, that “He Who Must Not Be Named” stuff is like giving him a street name.
From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas
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