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

Fundstrat Global Advisors' Tom Lee has joined a growing chorus of Wall Street bulls forecasting the S & P 500 will end the year at 8,000. — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 25 June 2026

The 17-year-old company filed to go public late Thursday, revealing the inner workings of its business and testing the market for fashion after Elon Musk supercharged Wall Street with the SpaceX IPO. — Evan Clark, Footwear News, 25 June 2026

However, the Wall Street star, born in 1944, is 25 years older than his wife, who was born in 1969. — Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026

Wall Street sees an 85% chance that the central bank will raise its benchmark interest rate this year, according to date from CME Group. — ABC News, 25 June 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