stock exchange

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.

stock exchange

noun

1. Also calledstock 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 )

      stock-exchange prices

      a stock-exchange operator

2. the prices or trading activity of a stock exchange

   the stock exchange fell heavily today

stock exchange

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

Notes

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of stock exchange¹

First recorded in 1765–75

Example Sentences

Hundreds of flights and ferries, along with Taiwan’s stock exchange, have also been suspended.

From BBC

Financial rules around Sporting mean they have to confirm to the Lisbon Stock Exchange when an agreement has been reached for him to leave.

From BBC

There are also allowances for unquoted shares, which are shares in a business not listed on the stock exchange.

From BBC

The company also received a delisting notice from the New York Stock Exchange, it announced Monday, because the average closing price of shares was less than $1 over a consecutive 30 trading-day period.

From Los Angeles Times

On May 5 that year, the New York Stock Exchange had crashed by more than 24% before recovering, the worst intraday collapse until the great crash of 1929.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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