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

Julie Wernau is a former reporter for The Wall Street Journal who wrote about health and medicine across the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

What mattered most on Wednesday was that Warsh gave Wall Street a reason to believe he was serious.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026

The Wall Street Journal first reported the two sides were in advanced settlement talks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

That’s where the consensus on Wall Street breaks down.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026

The Wall Street firms were largely a mystery to them.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis