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

My prior piece, The Trillion-Dollar Trade Wall Street Isn’t Seeing, argued that every adoption curve is getting shorter than the last. — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

Wall Street has been enthusiastic about the separation, which is designed to unlock the value of each group of assets and is likely to generate M&A interest. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026

The Wall Street Journal reported that Musk ordered the slowdown of a version of Starlink that the country relies on in its war with Russia. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026

And like much else on Wall Street, the driving force apparently is artificial intelligence, including demands for massive infrastructure spending to support its vast computing power. — Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 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