Dow.

¹ American  

abbreviation

1. dowager.

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Dow ² American  

[dou] / daʊ /

noun

1. Charles Henry, 1851–1902, U.S. journalist and publisher: a founder of Dow Jones company.

2. Gerrard Dou, Gerard.

3. Herbert Henry, 1866–1930, U.S. chemist, inventor, and industrialist.

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Dow ³ American  

[dou] / daʊ /

noun

1. none the Dow or the Dow Jones a shortened form of Dow Jones average.

   The Dow is up nearly 8,400 points from its record low on February 12.

   The 7 percent drop in the Dow Jones was a harbinger of the precipice on which the economy was then hanging.

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dow ⁴ American  

[dou, doh] / daʊ, doʊ /

verb (used without object)

Scot. and North England.

dowed, dought, dowing

1. to be able.

2. to thrive; prosper; do well.

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Dow British  

/ daʊ, dɔu /

noun

1. See Dou

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Etymology

Origin of dow

before 900; Middle English dowen, doghen, Old English dugan to be worthy; cognate with German taugen; doughty

Example Sentences

Since their inception, the Dow and S&P 500 have gained an average of 1.3% in the month of December, with the Nasdaq Composite notching a 1.5% rise on average.

From Barron's

Bitcoin has only risen in the period between Black Friday and the end of the year in 54% of cases since 2014, according to Dow Jones Market Data.

From Barron's

—U.S. futures for the Nasdaq were recently down 0.6%, those for the S&P 500 were down 0.5% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.4%.

From The Wall Street Journal

The S&P 500 and Dow both rose for a seventh consecutive month.

From The Wall Street Journal

Last week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 3.2%, the S&P 500 increased 3.7%, and the Nasdaq Composite gained 4.9%.

From Barron's