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

Solomon said, in the current environment, with the promise of AI boosting Wall Street to new highs, the growth option is looking more and more realistic. —Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2025

The Wall Street Journal recently reported about everyday citizens picking up gold pans and metal detectors in pursuit of a huge payday. —Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Nov. 2025

Hit by the Wall Street crash in 1929 and the ensuing Great Depression, his spectacular 1932 downfall exposed a web of deception, and he was later found dead in what was ruled a suicide. —Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2025

Sometimes this was done by having the Marines land first and move a country’s gold to Wall Street. —Alan McPherson, The Conversation, 2 Nov. 2025

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