Wall Street

noun

ˈwȯl- 

: the influential financial interests of the U.S. economy

Examples of Wall Street in a Sentence

After college she got a job on Wall Street.

Recent Examples on the Web

Both top- and bottom-line metrics beat Wall Street analysts’ consensus expectation. —Dade Hayes, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2026

Though signs of its impending closure were all around this past weekend, the New Black Wall Street Market was having one last hurrah. —Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 30 Apr. 2026

Roku beat Wall Street earnings forecasts for the first quarter of 2026 and raised its full-year profit guidance as the company continues its upward rise on the streaming-video tide. —Todd Spangler, Variety, 30 Apr. 2026

Amazon Prime Video is considering rebooting the NBC reality classic The Apprentice, per a Wall Street Journal report last night. —Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Wall Street, New York City, site of the New York Stock Exchange

First Known Use

1831, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Wall Street

• amit
• athlete
• backseat
• blackfeet
• broadsheet
• browbeat
• buckwheat
• compete
• compleat
• complete
• conceit
• concrete

Kids Definition

Wall Street

noun

ˈwȯl- 

: the powerful financial interests that control or influence the U.S. economy

Etymology

from Wall Street in New York City, site of a major stock trading exchange