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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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025
Hong Kong — China significantly escalated its trade standoff with the United States Monday, saying that tech giant Nvidia, the most valuable company on the US stock market and a key provider of artificial-intelligence chips, had violated anti-monopoly laws.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
However, that doesn’t mean a stock market listing hasn’t been on Stripe’s mind.
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More new all-time highs for the S&P 500 and Dow Industrial Average as most stock market averages have reached their yearly R1 pivot resistance in the last month.
—Tom Aspray, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025
Hong Kong — China significantly escalated its trade standoff with the United States Monday, saying that tech giant Nvidia, the most valuable company on the US stock market and a key provider of artificial-intelligence chips, had violated anti-monopoly laws.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
However, that doesn’t mean a stock market listing hasn’t been on Stripe’s mind.
—Ryan Browne, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2025
More new all-time highs for the S&P 500 and Dow Industrial Average as most stock market averages have reached their yearly R1 pivot resistance in the last month.
—Tom Aspray, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 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 21 Sep. 2025.
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