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the Dow Jones Index

noun

NAmE//ˌdaʊ ˈdʒoʊnz ˌɪndɛks//

(also Dow Jones average, the Dow) [singular]

a list of the share prices of 30 U.S. industrial companies that can be used to compare the prices to previous levels

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