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Wall Street


Wall Street

noun \ˈwl-\

Definition of WALL STREET

: the influential financial interests of the United States economy

Examples of WALL STREET

  1. After college she got a job on Wall Street.

Origin of WALL STREET

Wall Street, New York City, site of the New York Stock Exchange
First Known Use: 1831

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