stock exchange

noun

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

: 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 China’s population offers about $30 trillion of untapped capital for companies looking for funding, claimed Laura Cha, chairman of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, which operated the Chinese city’s stock exchange. —

Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 29 Nov. 2023 In short order, credit card transactions and stock exchanges could be overrun by fraudsters; air traffic systems and GPS signals could be manipulated; and the security of critical infrastructure, like nuclear plants and the power grid, could be compromised. —

Zach Montague, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2023 The fund would trade on traditional stock exchanges and offer an easy way for people to invest in cryptocurrencies, potentially bringing a wave of money into the industry. —

David Yaffe-Bellany, New York Times, 16 Nov. 2023 The company's market value is around $25 million, based on Astra's closing price on the Nasdaq stock exchange. —

Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 13 Nov. 2023 The company’s stock exchange filing adds that despite the breach, the company faced no disruption to its hotels, online systems, or mobile gaming apps. —

Michael Kan, PCMAG, 14 Sep. 2023 Shares of Nintendo rose by about 6% on the Tokyo stock exchange on Wednesday. —

Lionel Lim, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2023 Hon Hai didn’t give specifics either in a filing with Taiwan’s stock exchange. —

Bloomberg, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2023 The company was eventually delisted on the Shenzhen stock exchange. —

Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 19 Oct. 2023 See More

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Word History

First Known Use

1773, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler

The first known use of stock exchange was in 1773

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