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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Tech titans and stock market investors are increasingly unified in their forecast that artificial intelligence will permanently eliminate millions of white-collar jobs and render traditional employment obsolete.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2026
The stock market's recent volatility has only sharpened that anxiety.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
But Dahle argues the problem runs even deeper than poor timing in the stock market.
—Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
Suddenly, technology stocks are almost as cheap as one of the most boring, slowest growing parts of the stock market.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2026
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2026
The stock market's recent volatility has only sharpened that anxiety.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
But Dahle argues the problem runs even deeper than poor timing in the stock market.
—Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
Suddenly, technology stocks are almost as cheap as one of the most boring, slowest growing parts of the stock market.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2026
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 27 Feb. 2026.
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