stock exchange

noun

1

: a place where security trading is conducted on an organized system

2

: an association of people organized to provide an auction market among themselves for the purchase and sale of securities

Examples of stock exchange in a Sentence

domestic and international stock exchanges

Shares of the company were trading at $20 on the New York Stock Exchange.

He works as a stockbroker on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.

Recent Examples on the Web

Ross has been publicly traded on the Nasdaq stock exchange since 1985. —Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026

Underneath the glass and wrought iron ceiling of Antwerp’s stock exchange last month, French President Emmanuel Macron addressed a hall full of executives from heavy industries. —John Ainger, Bloomberg, 7 Mar. 2026

These funds track the price of silver and trade on stock exchanges like regular shares. —Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026

Asian markets fell sharply, with South Korea’s stock exchange briefly halting trading. —Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 4 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1773, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for stock exchange

• interchange
• rearrange
• arrange
• derange
• estrange
• midrange
• change
• grange
• mange
• range
• strange

Kids Definition

stock exchange

noun

1

: a place where the buying and selling of stocks is conducted

2

: an association of stockbrokers

Legal Definition

stock exchange

noun

1

: a place where security trading is conducted on an organized system

2

: an association or group of people organized to provide an auction market among themselves for the purchase and sale of securities