Meaning of Wall Street In English

• 0 a street in New York that represents the financial centre of the US:

  • On Wall Street today, the Dow Jones rose 55 points following good economic figures.

• 1 a street in New York City that represents the financial center of the US:

  • On Wall Street today, stocks closed higher.

• 2 a street in New York where the New York Stock Exchange is, and that is the financial centre of the US. Wall Street is used to refer to the financial world in the US in general, and to big businesses and their interests rather than small ones:

  • On Wall Street, the Dow Jones rose 30 points.

  • Wall Street prices/shares/stocks

  • Wall Street analysts/bankers/economists

  • Wall Street firms/investors/traders

  • Both Wall Street and Main Street were badly affected by the downturn.