stock market — n 1: stock exchange (1) 2: a market for particular stocks 3: the market for stocks throughout a country Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
Stock market — Stock Stock (st[o^]k), n. [AS. stocc a stock, trunk, stick; akin to D. stok, G. stock, OHG. stoc, Icel. stokkr, Sw. stock, Dan. stok, and AS. stycce a piece; cf. Skr. tuj to urge, thrust. Cf. {Stokker}, {Stucco}, and {Tuck} a rapier.] 1. The stem … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stock market — stock ,market noun count * 1. ) a STOCK EXCHANGE 2. ) the stock market the activities connected with buying and selling SHARES in companies: He invested everything in the stock market. a ) the value of the SHARES being sold in a STOCK EXCHANGE:… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
stock market — place where securities are bought and sold, 1809, from STOCK (Cf. stock) (n.2) + MARKET (Cf. market). The original Stock Market (mid 14c.) was a fish and meat market in the City of London on or near the later site of Mansion House, so called… … Etymology dictionary
stock market — ♦♦♦ stock markets N COUNT: the N The stock market consists of the general activity of buying stocks and shares, and the people and institutions that organize it. He s been studying and playing the stock market since he was 14... The company s… … English dictionary
stock market — n. 1. STOCK EXCHANGE 2. the business carried on at a stock exchange 3. the prices quoted on stocks and bonds … English World dictionary
stock market — stock .market n [C usually singular] 1.) the business of buying and selling ↑stocks and ↑shares 2.) a place where ↑stocks and ↑shares are bought and sold = ↑stock exchange … Dictionary of contemporary English
stock market — ► NOUN ▪ a stock exchange … English terms dictionary
Stock market — Financial markets Public market Exchange Securities Bond market Fixed income Corporate bond Government bond Municipal bond … Wikipedia
stock market — noun an exchange where security trading is conducted by professional stockbrokers (Freq. 5) • Syn: ↑stock exchange, ↑securities market • Members of this Topic: ↑bullish, ↑bearish, ↑fundamental analysis, ↑ … Useful english dictionary