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stock exchange
noun
1
: a place where security trading is conducted on an organized system
2
: an association of people organized to provide an auction market among themselves for the purchase and sale of securities
Examples of stock exchange in a Sentence
domestic and international stock exchanges
Shares of the company were trading at $20 on the New York Stock Exchange.
He works as a stockbroker on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.
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David G. Allan, CNN, 27 Jan. 2025
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1773, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Stock exchange.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stock%20exchange. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
stock exchange
noun1
: a place where the buying and selling of stocks is conducted
2
: an association of stockbrokers
Legal Definition
stock exchange
noun1
: a place where security trading is conducted on an organized system
2
: an association or group of people organized to provide an auction market among themselves for the purchase and sale of securities
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