Wall Street

noun

ˈwȯl- 

: the influential financial interests of the U.S. economy

Examples of Wall Street in a Sentence

After college she got a job on Wall Street.

Recent Examples on the Web

Indeed, Wall Street’s expectations for a Fed rate cut this year have gone out the window. —Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 14 May 2026

Saudi miner Maaden now has 3,500 trucks moving phosphate to the Red Sea, traffic at a UAE port on the Gulf of Oman is70-times the prewar level, and supermarket chain Spinneys drove snacks and baby food overland from the UK to the UAE, The Wall Street Journal reported. —Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 14 May 2026

The 2026 Tulsa Juneteenth Festival fills the Historic Greenwood District, known as the Home of Black Wall Street. —Shelby Stewart, Essence, 14 May 2026

Wall Street simply doesn’t believe Kevin Warsh can deliver a cut. —Jim Edwards, Fortune, 14 May 2026

Word History

Etymology

Wall Street, New York City, site of the New York Stock Exchange

First Known Use

1831, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Wall Street

• amit
• athlete
• backseat
• blackfeet
• broadsheet
• browbeat
• buckwheat
• compete
• compleat
• complete
• conceit
• concrete

Kids Definition

Wall Street

noun

ˈwȯl- 

: the powerful financial interests that control or influence the U.S. economy

Etymology

from Wall Street in New York City, site of a major stock trading exchange