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

The number of MLB players tracked by The Wall Street Journal who shrank from heights of 6 feet or above to 5-foot-something due to baseball’s ultraprecise new measurements.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

The projections, released alongside the administration’s proposed budget for 2027, are rosier than expectations among economists on Wall Street and at the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Replicating the last year’s 850% spike will be a tall order considering that premium, but it isn’t too late for Wall Street to start paying attention.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Outreach messages from Mercor reviewed by The Wall Street Journal use the phrase “looking to purchase.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

In late 2006 Grant decided to investigate these strange Wall Street creations known as CDOs.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis