stock market

noun

1

: stock exchange sense 1

2

a

: a market for particular stocks

b

: the market for stocks throughout a country

Examples of stock market in a Sentence

We lost money in the stock market.

International stock markets saw declines at the end of the trading day.

Recent Examples on the Web

Not surprisingly, the early sell-off in auto stocks was much worse than the overall stock market, which was bad enough. —Susan Tompor, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025

As for the stock market, the founder and chief investment officer of Tudor Investment pointed out that the average price-to-earnings ratio of the S & P 500 today is around 25, versus the 19 level in January 2017. —Yun Li, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025

Soon after a market decline began early Monday morning, Trump paused the tariffs on Mexico for one month following a conversation with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, prompting the stock market to recover some of its losses. —Max Zahn, ABC News, 3 Feb. 2025

More also foresee stock market improvements in 2025 compared to 2023. —Kate Linderman, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1809, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

stock market

noun

: stock exchange sense 1

Legal Definition

stock market

noun

1

: stock exchange sense 1

2

: a market for particular stocks

3

: the market for stocks throughout a country