stock market
noun
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
What could be in store for the stock market during the second half of 2024?
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Krystal Hur, CNN, 1 July 2024
The stock market is up, the inflation rate is moving down, and everything is fine, right?
—Jennifer Morris, The Mercury News, 1 July 2024
Pension funds, with their alternative investments and reduce stock exposure, fared better when the stock market was sliding, as around the deep 2007-2009 recession.
—Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 30 June 2024
The real estate market is still in a deep slump and foreign investors have shunned the stock market.
—Alena Botros, Fortune Asia, 27 June 2024
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Krystal Hur, CNN, 1 July 2024
The stock market is up, the inflation rate is moving down, and everything is fine, right?
—Jennifer Morris, The Mercury News, 1 July 2024
Pension funds, with their alternative investments and reduce stock exposure, fared better when the stock market was sliding, as around the deep 2007-2009 recession.
—Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 30 June 2024
The real estate market is still in a deep slump and foreign investors have shunned the stock market.
—Alena Botros, Fortune Asia, 27 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for stock market
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“Stock market.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stock%20market. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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