Wall Street

noun

: 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.
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European shares surged in the first half of the year, massively outperforming stocks on Wall Street — but market watchers are divided on the potential for the trend to continue. Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 1 July 2025 True Market Leaders) make up the vast majority of the gains on Wall Street. Adam Sarhan, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025 The key measure of Wall Street’s health fell nearly 20% from Feb. 19 through April 8. Elaine Kurtenbach, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025 Buenos Aires’s rental supply increased by 170 percent while real rental prices declined, the Wall Street Journal reported last year. The Editors, National Review, 30 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for Wall Street

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

1831, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Wall Street was in 1831

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“Wall Street.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Wall%20Street. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

Kids Definition

Wall Street

noun
: 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

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