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wall street

wall street
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [wawl street]
    • /wɔl strit/
    • /wɔːl striːt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [wawl street]
    • /wɔl strit/

Definitions of wall street words

  • noun wall street a street in New York City, in S Manhattan: the major financial center of the U.S. 1
  • noun wall street the money market or the financiers of the U.S. 1
  • noun wall street New York financial district 1
  • noun wall street New York stock exchange 1
  • proper noun wall street Wall Street is a street in New York where the Stock Exchange and important banks are. Wall Street is often used to refer to the financial business carried out there and to the people who work there. 0
  • noun wall street a street in lower Manhattan, New York, where the Stock Exchange and major banks are situated, regarded as the embodiment of American finance 0

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Origin of wall street

First appearance:

before 1820
One of the 38% newest English words
1820-30, Americanism for def 2

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Parts of speech for Wall street

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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wall street popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

wall street usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for wall street

noun wall street

  • american stock exchange — the second largest stock exchange in the U.S., located in New York City. Abbreviation: ASE, A.S.E.
  • amex — American Express
  • big board — the quotation board in the New York Stock Exchange
  • bourse — A country's or region's bourse is its stock exchange.
  • chicago board of trade — a major exchange in the United States that deals in futures, notably of grains and metals. Abbreviation: CBT.

adj wall street

  • commercial — Commercial means involving or relating to the buying and selling of goods.

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