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

But Wall Street analysts now see a rate hike by December as a near certainty, according to futures prices. — Democrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026

Their relationship continued in New York, where Ghobadi also spent time on the sets of The Wolf Of Wall Street and The Irishman, with Ghobadi appearing in one scene of the latter. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026

At the same time, their businesses are of the typical brick-and-mortar variety, rather than the headline-grabbing wealth associated with Silicon Valley and Wall Street. — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

The stock market rallied to its best day in six weeks Thursday after falling oil prices and easing pressure from the bond market helped Wall Street reverse many of its moves from the prior day. — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 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