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 includes soaring gas prices at the pump, seesawing stock markets, rising food and fertilizer prices, higher shipping-insurance costs, and fuel shortages that have touched off violence, work stoppages, and profiteering in parts of Asia and Africa. —Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2026

Oil companies are making a big chunk of money, and the people using the stock market to gamble are scoring big, too. —Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026

And while unemployment is low and the stock market is high, consumer confidence is down in the dumps, and the latest Fox News poll finds Democrats have the edge over Republicans on economic issues for the first time since 2010. —Philip Elliott, Time, 27 Apr. 2026

Savers might want to take a second look at I Bonds, if they're rattled by the latest downturn in the stock market and surge in inflation. —Susan Tompor, USA Today, 26 Apr. 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