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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Aztec's shares trade on the TSX-V stock exchange (symbol AZT) and on the OTCQB (symbol AZZTF). —Sacramento Bee, 24 June 2024

Bic, which trades on the Euronext stock exchange in Paris, has looked for growth by venturing into the world of temporary tattoos. —Phil Wahba, Fortune, 18 June 2024

Buoyed by legions of avid supporters, Donald Trump made a bubbly entrance on the Nasdaq stock exchange back in late March, Bailey Schulz and Jessica Guynn report. —Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 5 June 2024

Fiera The world’s first stock exchange, once rundown and derelict, now makes for a trendy spot for a cocktail (or few). —Mary Winston Nicklin, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1773, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

stock exchange

noun

1

: a place where the buying and selling of stocks is conducted

2

: an association of stockbrokers

Legal Definition

stock exchange

noun

1

: 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