plural stock markets
1
: the business or activity of buying and selling stocks
We lost money in the stock market.
He made a lot of money playing the stock market. [=buying and selling stocks]
2
: a system for buying and selling stocks or a place where stocks are bought and sold
International stock markets saw declines at the end of the trading day.
The stock market [=the total value of stocks traded on the stock market] dropped 15 points today.
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“Stock market.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/stock%20market. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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