big board

big board

A nickname for the New York Stock Exchange. Let's sell these shares—they aren't doing well on the big board these days. What's the news from the big board this morning? How is Wall Street faring? Judging by how the big board's been doing, I think this economic recession is finally over.

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big board

n. the New York Stock Exchange. (Securities markets.) On the big board, stocks were down again today, bringing the loss this week on the Dow to nearly 175 points.

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