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

Meanwhile, the Labor Department announced that inflation was at its lowest rate in more than three years, the Commerce Department said that retail sales grew more than expected last month, and the stock market continued to rebound from its tumble a couple of weeks ago. —John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024

As we’ve been reminded recently, the stock market can turn on a dime. —Zev Fima, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2024

Some profit-taking also could have been involved, as the sales occurred when the broader stock market was notching record high after record high. —Jason Ma, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2024

The stock market actually does best with a divided Congress no matter if the president is a Democrat or a Republican (based on data from 1933‒2022, excluding 2001‒2002). —Moneyshow, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024

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