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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OpenAI, which completed its own secondary share sale valuing it at $500 billion in October, is rumored to be targeting a $1 trillion float on the stock market.
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Tasmin Lockwood, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2026
Within two weeks, the stock market would crash spectacularly, ushering in the Great Depression.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 6 Jan. 2026
Is the stock market open on MLK Day?
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 5 Jan. 2026
The Market as a Workplace Ben Hur imagines a stock market that feels less distant and more like a breathing professional arena for those who meet high standards of discipline and risk management.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
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Tasmin Lockwood, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2026
Within two weeks, the stock market would crash spectacularly, ushering in the Great Depression.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 6 Jan. 2026
Is the stock market open on MLK Day?
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 5 Jan. 2026
The Market as a Workplace Ben Hur imagines a stock market that feels less distant and more like a breathing professional arena for those who meet high standards of discipline and risk management.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
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 9 Jan. 2026.
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