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Definition of stock exchange noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

stock exchange

noun
 
/ˈstɒk ɪkstʃeɪndʒ/
 
/ˈstɑːk ɪkstʃeɪndʒ/
 [usually singular]
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  1. a place where shares in companies are bought and sold; all of the business activity involved in doing this
    • the London Stock Exchange
    • to lose money on the stock exchange
    Extra Examples
    • Bahrain's stock exchange closed up 10.09 points today at 2160.09.
    • Both companies are listed on the Stock Exchange.
    • The club may be floated on the stock exchange.
    • The company's shares will be traded on the Stock Exchange.
    • The stock exchange rallied in response to the announcement of massive American investment.
    Topics Moneyc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + stock exchange
    • trade (something) on
    • float something on
    • be listed on
    • …
    stock exchange + verb
    • close
    • open
    preposition
    • on the stock exchange
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