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stock exchange

–noun
1. a building or place where stocks and other securities are bought and sold.
2. an association of brokers and dealers in stocks and bonds who meet together and transact business according to fixed rules.

Origin:
1765–75
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stock exchange  
n.   In both senses also called stock market.
  1. A place where stocks, bonds, or other securities are bought and sold.

  2. An association of stockbrokers who meet to buy and sell stocks and bonds according to fixed regulations.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Cultural Dictionary

stock exchange

A place where stocks, bonds, and other securities are bought and sold.

Note: In the United States, the two largest stock exchanges are the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ. Activity on these two exchanges is usually considered an indication of the state of the economy as a whole.
The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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Financial Dictionary

stock exchange

See securities exchange.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: stock exchange
Function: noun
1 : a place where security trading is conducted on an organized system
2 : an association or group of people organized to provide an auction market among themselves for the purchase and sale of securities
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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