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stock market

stock mar·ket (plural stock mar·kets)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. financial market: an organized market where brokers meet to buy and sell stocks and shares

2. financial trading: the activity of buying and selling stocks and shares, or the global market for stocks and shares ( hyphenated before a noun )

3. agriculture place where animals are auctioned: a building with an arena in which farm animals are auctioned

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