Simple Definition of stock exchange

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stock exchange

noun

plural stock exchanges
: a system or place where shares of various companies are bought and sold
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.

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