WALL STREET Definition & Meaning

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Wall Street

noun

a street in New York City, in S Manhattan: the major financial center of the U.S.
the money market or the financiers of the U.S.

Wall Street

noun

a street in lower Manhattan, New York, where the Stock Exchange and major banks are situated, regarded as the embodiment of American finance

Wall Street

A street in New York City on which the New York Stock Exchange and many investment firms are located. The street's name is often used in reference to the activities conducted on it: “ Stock prices fell on Wall Street.”

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of Wall Street¹

1820–30, Americanism Wall Street fordef 2

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The US service sector thrived, dominating the world from Wall Street and Silicon Valley.

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That was the famous Wall Street Crash that ushered in the great depression of the 1930s.

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Amid a bloodbath on Wall Street, GOP members of Congress worried the cost increases levied on many goods could come back to bite them in future races.

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Actually, his view of corrections was entirely consistent with Wall Street orthodoxy.

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Trump’s nominee for commissioner, Wall Street executive Frank Bisignano, will face the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday for a confirmation hearing.

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