Wall Street

noun

ˈwȯl- 

: the influential financial interests of the U.S. economy

Examples of Wall Street in a Sentence

After college she got a job on Wall Street.

Recent Examples on the Web

Recommendations from top Wall Street analysts can help investors turn up stocks that pay dividends consistently and have the ability to generate long-term capital appreciation. —Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 29 Mar. 2026

That’s nearly equal to the average Wall Street bonus for 2025. —Shawn Tully, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026

Although the audience watches the Lehman Brothers company grow from a barely profitable dry-goods store in pre-Civil War Alabama to a $600 billion finance behemoth on Wall Street, the play doesn’t focus on business. —Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026

Her byline has appeared in Condé Nast Traveler, Afar, The New York Post, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Food & Wine, and Robb Report, among others. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Wall Street, New York City, site of the New York Stock Exchange

First Known Use

1831, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Wall Street

• amit
• athlete
• backseat
• blackfeet
• broadsheet
• browbeat
• buckwheat
• compete
• compleat
• complete
• conceit
• concrete

Kids Definition

Wall Street

noun

ˈwȯl- 

: the powerful financial interests that control or influence the U.S. economy

Etymology

from Wall Street in New York City, site of a major stock trading exchange