Wall Street

American  

noun

1. a street in New York City, in S Manhattan: the major financial center of the U.S.

2. the money market or the financiers of the U.S.

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Wall Street British  

noun

1. a street in lower Manhattan, New York, where the Stock Exchange and major banks are situated, regarded as the embodiment of American finance

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Wall Street Cultural  

1. A street in New York City on which the New York Stock Exchange and many investment firms are located. The street's name is often used in reference to the activities conducted on it: “Stock prices fell on Wall Street.”

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Etymology

Origin of Wall Street

1820–30, Wall Street for def. 2

Example Sentences

Founder Liang had turned down prospective investors before, fearing that outsiders would interfere in DeepSeek’s decisions, The Wall Street Journal has reported.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Millions are at risk of losing their insurance after failing to pay their first month’s premiums this year, The Wall Street Journal reported.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Wall Street had been watching those plans closely following the departure of Calvin McDonald from the top job earlier this year.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

Wall Street expects Comcast to report adjusted earnings of 72 cents a share, on revenue of $30.42 billion.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

In late 2006 Grant decided to investigate these strange Wall Street creations known as CDOs.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis