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

Here's the full rundown on how the holiday weekend will affect U.S. stock exchanges, the bond market and banks. —Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2025

The Hong Kong stock exchange has adjusted its listing rules in the interim, including ones that support companies already listed in mainland China to offer shares in Hong Kong. —Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2025

In 1981, Lee took Henderson Land public on the Hong Kong stock exchange. —Zinnia Lee, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025

Trading Algorithm Manipulation—A separate attack targeted stock exchanges. —Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 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