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

Many corners of finance—stock exchanges, banks, and payments firms—are embracing digital assets, but the private credit industry has largely stayed away from the crypto craze. —Ben Weiss, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026

In Kenya, mobile money users have doubled the number of active retail investors on the East African nation’s stock exchange. —Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 27 Mar. 2026

Most of the production facilities were operating normally and the rest were being restarted, the company said in a filing at the Tel Aviv stock exchange. —Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 20 Mar. 2026

The group, which is listed at the Paris stock exchange and is headed by CEO Sidonie Dumas, has also taken into account in its 2025 results some anticipated losses on films that will be released in 2026. —Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 16 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1773, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for stock exchange

• interchange
• rearrange
• arrange
• derange
• estrange
• midrange
• change
• grange
• mange
• range
• strange

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