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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Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 9 July 2025
The stock market has also turned to American exceptionalism in recent years, as the U.S.’ proportion of global equity value shot up from 41% to more than 60% from 2008 to 2024, according to LSEG research.
—Derek Saul, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
In stock markets overseas, indexes rose across much of Europe and Asia.
—Alex Veiga, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025
However, the stock market had already reached these record highs by the end of the Biden administration.
—Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 8 July 2025
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Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 9 July 2025
The stock market has also turned to American exceptionalism in recent years, as the U.S.’ proportion of global equity value shot up from 41% to more than 60% from 2008 to 2024, according to LSEG research.
—Derek Saul, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
In stock markets overseas, indexes rose across much of Europe and Asia.
—Alex Veiga, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025
However, the stock market had already reached these record highs by the end of the Biden administration.
—Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 8 July 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 16 Jul. 2025.
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