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Wall Streetese

Wall Streetese noun: the jargon associated with the American financial markets.

Noun

Wall Streetese (uncountable)

  1. (informal) The jargon associated with the American financial markets.
    • In an advertisement and in a report to his firm's customers, he advised that the market was due for a “reaction” (Wall Streetese for a drop). The time had come to take some profits.1958 December 8, “Grass root gold for Wall Street: what small investors are doing to the market”, in Life, volume 45, number 23, page 30

Forms of Wall Streetese

alternative formWall-Streetese
alternative formWall Street-ese

Origin of Wall Streetese

From Wall Street + -ese.

Questions about Wall Streetese

What does Wall Streetese mean?
Wall Streetese means the jargon associated with the American financial markets.
What part of speech is Wall Streetese?
Wall Streetese is a noun.

Words near Wall Streetese in the dictionary

  1. wall spring
  2. wall springs
  3. Wall Street
  4. Wall Streeter
  5. Wall Streeters
  6. Wall Streetese
  7. Wall Streety
  8. wall table
  9. wall tables
  10. wall time
  11. wall tower

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