stock market

noun

1

: stock exchange sense 1

2

a

: a market for particular stocks

b

: the market for stocks throughout a country

Examples of stock market in a Sentence

We lost money in the stock market.

International stock markets saw declines at the end of the trading day.

Recent Examples on the Web

This took an upsetting story about Trump trying to get paid to tweak the stock market with Truth Social and turned it into a chance to go boi-oi-oing. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 24 July 2026

But, Goldman Sachs asks, is the upturn in IPOs a sign that the stock market is heading into a bubble? — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 24 July 2026

Whatever happens in the week ahead may either remove — or add to — the grim mood taking hold in the stock market. — Sarah Min, CNBC, 24 July 2026

Such worries have been shaking the AI industry broadly in recent weeks, leading to big swings for the overall stock market. — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1809, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for stock market

• nonmarket
• premarket
• upmarket
• aftermarket
• patriarchate
• supermarket

Kids Definition

stock market

noun

: stock exchange sense 1

Legal Definition

stock market

noun

1

: stock exchange sense 1

2

: a market for particular stocks

3

: the market for stocks throughout a country