Wall Street

noun

ˈwȯl- How to pronounce Wall Street (audio)
: 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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Wall Street analysts estimate the market could be worth more than $2 billion. — Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026 Ten million families lost their homes to foreclosure, but Wall Street bankers continued to receive their lucrative bonuses and wealthy investors got richer as the policies boosted the stock market. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 29 Oct. 2026 Amazon offered a cautious sales outlook for the current fourth quarter that encompasses the critical holiday shopping period after delivering fiscal third-quarter results that came in below Wall Street analysts' expectations. — ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026 For over 90 years, the law firm was well-known through Wall Street for steering high-profile corporate litigation such as bankruptcies and mergers. — Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2026 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

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The first known use of Wall Street was in 1831

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Wall Street

noun
ˈwȯl- How to pronounce Wall Street (audio)
: 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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