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

Companies like Intel and Nvidia surged, as the tech industry has fueled the stock market since the early 2000s. —Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026

Josh — A lot of individual investors think your job in the stock market is to guess what’s going to happen and place your bets accordingly, especially in front of meaningful binary events like earnings reports. —Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026

Petek has warned of a possible downturn — with big revenue declines — if the artificial intelligence stock market boom fades. —Dan Walters, Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2026

Some were frustrated that a rising tide in the stock market didn’t lift the Bitcoin boat. —Joe Wilkins Published Jan 29, Futurism, 29 Jan. 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