stock exchange
noun
1
: a place where security trading is conducted on an organized system
2
: an association of people organized to provide an auction market among themselves for the purchase and sale of securities
Examples of stock exchange in a Sentence
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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Most Swiss watch companies are not publicly traded but Rolex reseller Watches of Switzerland Group, which is listed on the London stock exchange, saw shares fall more than 9% on the news.
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Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
After excluding items, profit is expected to have more than doubled to between 4.5 million yuan and 4.9 million yuan in the first half of the year, according to the company’s filing with the Shanghai stock exchange.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 30 July 2025
With Jacobs at the creative helm and his business partner Robert Duffy overseeing operations, the brand had a strong run in both fashion and accessories, especially with its Marc by Marc line (since discontinued) and there was even talk of floating the company separately on the stock exchange.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 25 July 2025
Shares in Stellantis fell 2.1 percent in morning trading on the Paris stock exchange, which was 0.4 percent lower overall.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 21 July 2025
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Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
After excluding items, profit is expected to have more than doubled to between 4.5 million yuan and 4.9 million yuan in the first half of the year, according to the company’s filing with the Shanghai stock exchange.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 30 July 2025
With Jacobs at the creative helm and his business partner Robert Duffy overseeing operations, the brand had a strong run in both fashion and accessories, especially with its Marc by Marc line (since discontinued) and there was even talk of floating the company separately on the stock exchange.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 25 July 2025
Shares in Stellantis fell 2.1 percent in morning trading on the Paris stock exchange, which was 0.4 percent lower overall.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 21 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for stock exchange
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“Stock exchange.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stock%20exchange. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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