stock exchange
nounUK /ˈstɒk ɪksˌtʃeɪndʒ/
US /ˈstɑːk ɪksˌtʃeɪndʒ/
A place where people buy and sell small parts of companies.
The company's shares began trading on the stock exchange this morning.
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2. The organized market or system itself, including its rules and computers, rather than a physical building.
Trading was halted across the stock exchange after the power failure.
3. A particular exchange such as the New York Stock Exchange or the London Stock Exchange.
She works as a trader at the London Stock Exchange.
4. The activity of buying and selling company shares as a whole.
Prices on the stock exchange rose sharply today.