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

Banks and post offices, however, will be closed on Saturday since Independence Day is a federal holiday, and the stock market will close on Friday, July 3, since the holiday falls on a Saturday this year. — Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 4 July 2026

Get Morning Squawk directly in your inbox CNBC’s Morning Squawk recaps the biggest stories investors should know before the stock market opens, every weekday morning. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 2 July 2026

The large-scale construction of data centers worldwide is fueling a surge in profits and share prices of chipmakers and computing provider — even as more traditional industries lag stock market rallies. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 2 July 2026

That money — and anything else deposited by employers, philanthropies and relatives — is invested in the stock market by private firms. — Moriah Balingit, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 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