Wall Street

noun

: the influential financial interests of the U.S. economy

Examples of Wall Street in a Sentence

After college she got a job on Wall Street.
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The bill was first reported by The Wall Street Journal, which said DeepSeek did not respond to a request for comment. Rob Wile, NBC News, 7 Feb. 2025 That would, for the first time, put the company’s revenue over Walmart, which Wall Street forecasts will post sales of $180 billion in Q4. Todd Spangler, Variety, 6 Feb. 2025 Our next guest, Lee Hawkins, was a 2022 Pulitzer Prize finalist as lead reporter for the Wall Street Journal series on the Tulsa Massacre of 1921. Abc News, ABC News, 6 Feb. 2025 Vought and Musk have been building a partnership since Trump’s victory in November, according to reporting from the Wall Street Journal. Samantha-Jo Roth, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 6 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for Wall Street 

Word History

Etymology

Wall Street, New York City, site of the New York Stock Exchange

First Known Use

1831, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Wall Street was in 1831

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“Wall Street.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Wall%20Street. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.

Kids Definition

Wall Street

noun
: the powerful financial interests that control or influence the U.S. economy
Etymology

from Wall Street in New York City, site of a major stock trading exchange

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