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

Around that same time, securities traders began meeting under a buttonwood tree on Wall Street, the al fresco origin of the city’s stock exchange. — Joe Yogerst, CNN Money, 27 June 2026

Ever Lovely’s owner company, Evergreen Marine, said in a statement to the Taiwanese stock exchange Friday that the ship sustained damage to its bridge windows, but no injuries were reported and the cargo onboard was safe. — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 26 June 2026

Once known primarily as a stock exchange, the company has evolved into a large-scale software and technology provider for the financial industry, which has helped fuel its return to the Fortune 500. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 24 June 2026

On Thursday, India’s largest stock exchange, the National Stock Exchange, filed its IPO papers. — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 19 June 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