Definitions

stock market

[stok mahr-kit] / ˈstɒk ˌmɑr kɪt /

NOUN

stock exchange

Synonyms

STRONGEST

stock exchange

WEAK

American Stock Exchange Amex Big Board Chicago Board of Trade Dow Jones NASDAQ National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations New York Stock Exchange Wall Street board bourse commodities exchange futures exchange the market

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What impact will these so-called mega IPOs have on the broader stock market?

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

If you put a chunk of your investable wealth into an annuity, you are forgoing any increases in the stock market.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

You are forgoing any increases in the stock market and hedging your bets against a severe downturn in the market.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

While retirement savers might be able to earn higher returns by leaving more of their money in the stock market, annuities shield them from stock market losses and provide a lifelong income.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

And he didn’t actually know what was happening in the stock market; the one time he couldn’t check his BlackBerry was when he was speaking.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

stock market

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