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

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Wall Street

Around that same time, Jack Bogle was trying to launch the first index fund and could not get any backing on Wall Street.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026

Jersey Mike’s has high profit margins compared with other restaurant chains, but its debt levels are high when compared with other franchised peers, according to the Wall Street research firm Gordon Haskett.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

Charles D. Ellis has spent six decades trying to convince Wall Street of an uncomfortable truth: Most professional money managers cannot beat the market, and picking the ones who can is largely a losing game.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026

Quarterly revenue for General Dynamics rose 8.1% to $14.09 billion, beating Wall Street expectations of $13.52 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

Inside Wall Street they were classified, at best, as “high net worth individuals.”

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis