Wall Street

noun

: 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.
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On the banks Following the discovery of a handful of bad loans from banks, Wall Street has been on the hunt for any other signs of risk in the sector. Alex Harring, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025 But Sorkin has added plenty of star power in their absence by tapping Mikey Madison to play whistleblower Frances Haugen, and Jeremy Allen White to play Wall Street Journal reporter Jeff Horwitz, who team up to expose the company's misdeeds. Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Oct. 2025 Megan Angelo is the author of Followers and has written about television, film, women, and pop culture, and motherhood for publications including The New York Times, Elle, The Wall Street Journal, Marie Claire, Vogue, Slate, and Romper. Megan Angelo, Glamour, 20 Oct. 2025 His focus on worker satisfaction drew loyalty in-house and exasperation from Wall Street. Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for Wall Street

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

1831, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Wall Street was in 1831

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“Wall Street.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Wall%20Street. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

Wall Street

noun
: 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

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