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.
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Word History

First Known Use

1773, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of stock exchange was in 1773

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“Stock exchange.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stock%20exchange. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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
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