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

Some business and creative relationships are still strained, Cakarel told the Wall Street Journal, but this year has started well for Mubi. —Leo Barraclough, Variety, 12 Apr. 2026

And the data centers powering the AI boom that Wall Street is currently pricing at extraordinary multiples depend entirely on these same scarce metals. —Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2026

By his third hosting gig in 2014, he was joined onstage during his monologue by Leonardo DiCaprio, his co-star in the searing satire The Wolf of Wall Street, a Martin Scorsese picture that netted Hill his second Oscar nomination for best supporting actor after Moneyball just three years earlier. —Josh Spiegel, HollywoodReporter, 11 Apr. 2026

Ye has apologized for his remarks on a few occasions, including in an ad in The Wall Street Journal, in a social media rant, and in a message written in Hebrew. —Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Apr. 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