Stock-market


noun
1.
a particular market where stocks and bonds are traded; stock exchange.
2.
the market for stocks throughout a nation:
The stock market reacted strongly to the president’s speech.
stock market
noun
1.
another name for stock exchange (sense 1)
2.
the usual US name for stock exchange (sense 2)

stock market definition

A market in which stocks are bought and sold (see stock exchange). Also, the general condition of the sale of securities in a corporation.

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