stock market
noun
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.
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April was a crazy month because of the stock market and the uncertainty of the tariffs.
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Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2025
Bitcoin broke above $100,000 for the first time since January 2025 last week, as traders and analysts herald that the cryptocurrency is decoupling from the stock market.
—Colin Harper, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
The recent stock market rally has fed off optimism over impending trade deals but will falter as the deals are completed, in the view of Bank of America chief investment strategist Michael Hartnett.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 9 May 2025
Crockett then took the opportunity to fire a shot directly at Greene herself, strongly implying that Greene had illegally profited from the administration’s trade war through the stock market.
—Samantha Riedel, Them., 8 May 2025
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Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2025
Bitcoin broke above $100,000 for the first time since January 2025 last week, as traders and analysts herald that the cryptocurrency is decoupling from the stock market.
—Colin Harper, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
The recent stock market rally has fed off optimism over impending trade deals but will falter as the deals are completed, in the view of Bank of America chief investment strategist Michael Hartnett.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 9 May 2025
Crockett then took the opportunity to fire a shot directly at Greene herself, strongly implying that Greene had illegally profited from the administration’s trade war through the stock market.
—Samantha Riedel, Them., 8 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for stock market
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“Stock market.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stock%20market. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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