stock market
noun
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.
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Saudi Arabia’s stock market regulator is pushing companies to sell a bigger share of their stock to retail investors during initial public offerings, in the latest move to try to boost liquidity on the exchange, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2025
The Shiller price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio—calculated by dividing share prices by earnings per share—is used as a long-term gauge of stock market valuations, often employed by investors to spot periods when the market is expensive or unusually cheap.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
In stock markets abroad, indexes were mixed in Europe following sharp losses in Asia.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025
Trump's announcement erased $2 trillion in value from the stock market.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
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Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2025
The Shiller price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio—calculated by dividing share prices by earnings per share—is used as a long-term gauge of stock market valuations, often employed by investors to spot periods when the market is expensive or unusually cheap.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
In stock markets abroad, indexes were mixed in Europe following sharp losses in Asia.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025
Trump's announcement erased $2 trillion in value from the stock market.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for stock market
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“Stock market.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stock%20market. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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