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

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Wall Street

In interviews with The Wall Street Journal, Molchanova publicly discussed her ordeal for the first time, revealing that she was the lead Jane Doe plaintiff in a class-action lawsuit against Bank of America.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026

The Wall Street Journal and the Athletic reported Walter used billions of dollars of those insurance premiums to buy sports teams.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

As the Wall Street Journal reported from Iowa this week, Cruz has been “quietly asking people if they would be interested in working on his 2028 bid.”

From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026

Wall Street believes those investments will pay off.

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

People on Wall Street had long ago learned that their bonuses were the last thing they should talk about with people off Wall Street.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis