the Dow

noun

US

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

Examples of the Dow in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Nvidia's sharp drop today is exposing one of the quirks of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. — Sean Conlon,hugh Leask,jenny Lee,tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 11 Nov. 2026

The stock was the worst performer company in the Dow and the Nasdaq. — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 9 Nov. 2026

Wall Street had a historic moment the day after Democrats swept the midterms, with the Dow rising 3% on Wednesday, its best performance after a midterm in 44 years. — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2026

The sell-off extended to broader indexes, with the S&P 500 and the Dow both on track for their worst day since April 2025. — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026

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