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

British fintech Wise deals fresh blow to the London stock exchange Shares of Wise popped in early Thursday trade after the firm announced plans to move its primary listing to the U.S., in a fresh blow to the London Stock Exchange. —Ian King, CNBC, 11 June 2025

Among them is Chinese autonomous-driving chip developer Horizon Robotics, which saw its shares surge more than 80% since its debut on the Hong Kong stock exchange in October. —Zinnia Lee, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025

Critically, none of the airlines list the deals among their firm capital commitments in stock exchange filings. —Edward Russell, CNN Money, 5 June 2025

Shein is reportedly preparing to list on the Hong Kong stock exchange as its IPO launch stalls with Chinese regulators, a recurring theme. —Quartz Staff, Quartz, 29 May 2025

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