stock exchange

American  

noun

1. a building or place where stocks and other securities are bought and sold.

2. an association of brokers and dealers in stocks and bonds who meet together and transact business according to fixed rules.

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stock exchange British  

noun

1. Also called: stock market. 

   1. a highly organized market facilitating the purchase and sale of securities and operated by professional stockbrokers and market makers according to fixed rules

   2. a place where securities are regularly traded

   3. ( as modifier )

      a stock-exchange operator

      stock-exchange prices

2. the prices or trading activity of a stock exchange

   the stock exchange fell heavily today

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stock exchange Cultural  

1. A place where stocks, bonds, and other securities are bought and sold.

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In the United States, the two largest stock exchanges are the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ. Activity on these two exchanges is usually considered an indication of the state of the economy as a whole.

Etymology

Origin of stock exchange

First recorded in 1765–75

Example Sentences

Under the stock exchange takeover rules in Britain, it’s blocked from any further efforts for at least six months.

From MarketWatch

In October, Peak was formally delisted from the Australian stock exchange.

From The Wall Street Journal

Dozens of small companies incorporated in Caribbean tax havens and operating in China, Hong Kong, and Southeast Asia have flooded onto the Nasdaq stock exchange over the past few years.

From Barron's

Investors welcomed the set of result, pushing Richemont's share price up by nearly eight percent to 174 Swiss francs in early Friday business on the Zurich stock exchange.

From Barron's

This year, the company has benefited from a prolonged period of investor confidence in AI, driving its shares on the Hong Kong stock exchange to nearly double since January.

From Barron's

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