stock market
noun
2
a
: a market for particular stocks
b
: the market for stocks throughout a country
Examples of stock market in a Sentence
We lost money in the stock market.
International stock markets saw declines at the end of the trading day.
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Unemployment fell below 4%, the stock market reached what were then record highs, and the federal government began running budget surpluses rather than deficits.
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Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
The warning that exuberant investors might not be quite rational sent temporary shivers through global stock markets.
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Scott Horsley,
NPR,
22 June 2026
Months later, Greenspan's Federal Reserve had to respond to the 1987 stock market crash.
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22 June 2026
The country’s stock market is now one of the world’s worst-performing, with the Jakarta Composite Index falling over 28% in 2026 thus far.
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Angelica Ang,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
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Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
The warning that exuberant investors might not be quite rational sent temporary shivers through global stock markets.
—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
22 June 2026
Months later, Greenspan's Federal Reserve had to respond to the 1987 stock market crash.
—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
The country’s stock market is now one of the world’s worst-performing, with the Jakarta Composite Index falling over 28% in 2026 thus far.
—
Angelica Ang,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for stock market
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“Stock market.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stock%20market. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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