stock exchange

noun

1

: a place where security trading is conducted on an organized system

2

: an association of people organized to provide an auction market among themselves for the purchase and sale of securities

Examples of stock exchange in a Sentence

domestic and international stock exchanges

Shares of the company were trading at $20 on the New York Stock Exchange.

He works as a stockbroker on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.

Recent Examples on the Web

This list was compiled using shareholding and financial information obtained from the families and individuals as well as stock exchanges, regulatory agencies and other sources. — Phisanu Phromchanya, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Move over, New York and Nasdaq — there's a new stock exchange in Texas. — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 7 July 2026

There is no automatic, immutable rule that a visionary controller magically loses their touch exactly 120 months after ringing the opening bell at the stock exchange, and little data to suggest that controllers lose their touch so quickly. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 6 July 2026

The plan for a stock exchange builds on DR Congo’s push to make the mining sector more attractive to investors through a $100 million partnership with the US and the UAE. — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 3 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1773, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for stock exchange

• interchange
• rearrange
• arrange
• derange
• estrange
• midrange
• change
• grange
• mange
• range
• strange

Kids Definition

stock exchange

noun

1

: a place where the buying and selling of stocks is conducted

2

: an association of stockbrokers

Legal Definition

stock exchange

noun

1

: a place where security trading is conducted on an organized system

2

: an association or group of people organized to provide an auction market among themselves for the purchase and sale of securities