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

To accommodate a 24/5 marketplace, stock exchanges and new entrants need to be more tightly connected so that data and liquidity are more easily accessible. —Harry Temkin, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025

Mumbai's stock exchanges began competing with NASDAQ for wealth creation opportunities. —Gabriel Snyder, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025

CalPERS noted that private equity — investments in private companies and assets not available on public stock exchanges — has been its best performing asset class over the last 20 years. —William Melhado july 11, Sacbee.com, 11 July 2025

Earlier this month, the FDA went back to the Sun Pharma factory for a surprise inspection and found ongoing problems, according to a Sun filing with the Indian stock exchange and Indian media reports. —Debbie Cenziper, CNN Money, 20 June 2025

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