stock market noun
plural ∼ -kets 1 [noncount] : the business or activity of buying and selling stocks
▪ We lost money in the stock market. ▪ He made a lot of money playing the stock market. [=buying and selling stocks] 2 [count] : a system for buying and selling stocks or a place where stocks are bought and sold
▪ International stock markets saw declines at the end of the trading day. ▪ The stock market [=the total value of stocks traded on the stock market] dropped 15 points today.
▪ We lost money in the stock market. ▪ He made a lot of money playing the stock market. [=buying and selling stocks]
▪ International stock markets saw declines at the end of the trading day. ▪ The stock market [=the total value of stocks traded on the stock market] dropped 15 points today.
