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Stock market

Meaning in investing & the stock market, with examples

/ˈstɑːk ˌmɑːrkɪt/nounCore term

In investing & the stock market, stock market means: The whole system in which shares of companies are bought and sold, including the exchanges, the investors and the prices they create.

In Turkish: borsa, hisse senedi piyasası, pay piyasası

How it is used

Used in news, conversation and reports to talk about share prices in general: the stock market rose, crashed or had a good year. People invest in the stock market or put money into the stock market. Often shortened to 'the market'.

Example sentences

  1. The stock market has recovered most of its losses from the spring.

  2. My parents never invested in the stock market; they preferred gold and property.

Common collocations

  • invest in the stock market
  • stock market crash
  • stock market rally
  • the stock market closed
  • stock exchangeAn organisation that runs a regulated market where shares and other securities are listed and traded, such as Borsa Istanbul or the New York Stock Exchange.
  • indexA number that shows how the prices of a selected group of shares or bonds change over time, used to measure a whole market or sector.
  • bull marketA long period in which prices in a market rise and investors are generally confident. A common rule of thumb is a 20 percent rise from a recent low.
  • bear marketA long period in which prices in a market fall and investors are generally pessimistic. It is often defined as a fall of 20 percent or more from a recent high.
  • investorA person or organisation that puts money into shares, bonds, funds or other assets in the hope of earning a profit or income over time.

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