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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Behind the legal case are roughly 180 families whose ties to Lebanon span generations, like 70-year-old Mohamad Fayyad Reda, who moved back to his ancestral land after a long career with the Bank of New York on Wall Street. — Ava Bambuck, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026 Wall Street investors sent Adobe shares tumbling from a 2021 high of $661 per share to as little as $202 in mid-June, when CFO Dan Durn announced his departure for a similar position at chipmaker Marvell. — David Bloom, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 Wall Street investors who are Kalshi-curious won’t settle for being directionally correct. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 6 Aug. 2026 Other high-profile Americans released from Russian custody in previous years include former Marine Paul Whelan, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and WNBA star Brittney Griner. — Margaret Brennan, CBS News, 6 Aug. 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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