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

In July, The Wall Street Journal reported that Tesla was considering a sale or spinoff of its China operations. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 13 Nov. 2026

New York City raked in nearly $1 billion in unexpected revenue from a banner year on Wall Street, per new budget projections released Thursday by City Hall. — Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 12 Nov. 2026

Nvidia's board had been preparing to oust Huang, two sources familiar with the matter confirmed to CBS News on Wednesday night, plans that were first reported by the Wall Street Journal. — Senior Editor, CBS News, 12 Nov. 2026

Shares in Microsoft have thus far not been affected by the outage, with much more focus on Wall Street on the AI trade in light of the day’s other big tech news, the resignation of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 12 Nov. 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