the Dow

noun

US
: the daily average of the stock prices of a group of large American companies : the Dow-Jones industrial average

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For the quarter, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq are up 2%, while the Dow is off nearly 2%. — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026 Among those signing on to the brief were the Associated Press, Reuters, NPR, the National Press Club, CBS, NBC, ABC, Fox News and the Dow Jones Co. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for the Dow

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“The Dow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Dow. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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