Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A place or system in which stocks, bonds, or other securities are bought and sold.
- noun An association of stockbrokers who meet to buy and sell stocks and bonds according to fixed regulations.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A building, place, or mart where stocks or shares are bought and sold.
- noun An association of brokers and dealers or jobbers in stocks, bonds, and other securities, created under state or municipal authority, or by corporations concerned in the business connected with the carrying on of railways, mines, manufactures, banks, or other commercial or industrial pursuits.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
building and the associated organization thattrades stocks in ofcompanies for money and vice versa.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an exchange where security trading is conducted by professional stockbrokers
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Examples
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Samuel told me Nelson thought we should consider offering stock in our company on the stock exchange.
Olivia V.C.Andrews 2011
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Samuel told me Nelson thought we should consider offering stock in our company on the stock exchange.
Olivia V.C.Andrews 2011
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Samuel told me Nelson thought we should consider offering stock in our company on the stock exchange.
Olivia V.C.Andrews 2011
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"We couldn't ensure even and fair dissemination of information," said Mark Dickens , head of listing at the stock exchange.
Hong Kong Exchange Website Hacked Kate O'Keeffe 2011
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Samuel told me Nelson thought we should consider offering stock in our company on the stock exchange.
Olivia V.C.Andrews 2011
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The total consideration for the buyout plan would be 1.78 billion Citic Bank H shares and about HK$2. 6 billion (US$333 million) in cash, assuming all existing options and convertible bonds will be fully converted, Citic International told the stock exchange.
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There are no shared values in the fact that half the stock exchange is now owned by Islamist financiers.
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There are no shared values in the fact that half the stock exchange is now owned by Islamist financiers.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2008
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Then there's the issue of new nominating committee rules imposed by the stock exchange.
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As first reported in NEWSWEEK, billionaire financier Ken Langone is considering a rival bid to take over the stock exchange, seeking partners among Wall Street executives and hedge funds.
Big Bonus? 2007
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