stock market
nounDefinition of stock market
2a
: 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.
Recent Examples on the Web
The stock market will definitely crash at some point. — Ben Carlson, Fortune, "Yes, The Market Will Eventually Crash. Here’s How to Be Ready For the Next One," 6 Sep. 2019 The stock market has become shaky and fears of a recession are growing with global implications beyond our economy. — Doug Friednash, The Denver Post, "Friednash: Does the “Chosen One” really think we are winning the trade war?," 4 Sep. 2019 Skip to main content What to keep in mind when the stock market takes a dive. — Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, "Good riddance to August but September could be just as bumpy for stocks, history shows," 3 Sep. 2019 The stock market is falling and various other economic signs point to a looming recession -- and President Donald Trump’s trade war with China is getting blamed. — oregonlive, "Donald Trump claimed China called U.S. officials to restart trade talks. No such call happened, report states," 29 Aug. 2019 The Fool's School The stock market suffered an unusually big drop on Aug. 5, when the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 767 points. — Dallas News, "Motley Fool: Alphabet's a solid buy, what to do when the market plunges and this week's trivia," 25 Aug. 2019 Make no mistake about it: the economy really is in a very good place–even if the stock market is down from its highs and extremely volatile on a day-to-day basis. — Alan Blinder, Time, "The Economy Under Trump Is Very Good. But Don’t Get Too Comfortable," 22 Aug. 2019 The White House insists that the economy is strong, even after the stock market tumbled last week, and as the White House delays tariffs on Chinese goods that were supposed to take effect next month. — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, "Trump says his administration is considering payroll tax cut, contradicting his own staff," 20 Aug. 2019 While the stock market has surged in value over the past 10 years, few people have done nearly as well. — Russ Wiles, azcentral, "After a decade of expanding economy, are you better off?," 14 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'stock market.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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