stock market

noun

1

: stock exchange sense 1

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.

Recent Examples on the Web

The world is watching to see if this scandal might disrupt the entire US AI industry and perhaps destabilize the stock market along with it. — Sean Hollister, The Verge, 14 Nov. 2026

With traders hopeful the stock market has set the stage for a short-term bounce, there are two catalysts next week that could either revive or snuff out the AI recovery. — Sarah Min, CNBC, 13 Nov. 2026

Huang made his company—and by extension, himself—central to the US economy and the AI boom driving stock market gains. — Garrison Lovely, semafor.com, 13 Nov. 2026

Reflecting the wave of the volatile but rising stock market, state officials have sharply boosted the tax revenue estimates that increase the state budget surplus. — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 12 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1809, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for stock market

• nonmarket
• premarket
• upmarket
• aftermarket
• patriarchate
• supermarket

Kids Definition

stock market

noun

: stock exchange sense 1

Legal Definition

stock market

noun

1

: stock exchange sense 1

2

: a market for particular stocks

3

: the market for stocks throughout a country