Wall Street
Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the name of a street located in Manhattan, where many financial institutions are located.
Proper noun[edit]
- (idiomatic): American financial markets, financial institutions as a whole, or by extension, big-business interests.
- 2012 October 23, David Leonhardt, "[1]," New York Times (retrieved 24 October 2012):
- The causes of income stagnation are varied and lack the political simplicity of calls to bring down the deficit or avert another Wall Street meltdown.
- 2012 October 23, David Leonhardt, "[1]," New York Times (retrieved 24 October 2012):
Antonyms[edit]
- (big business interests): Main Street
