the Dow Jones Average

the Dow Jones Average
the Dow Jones Average UK [ˌdaʊ ˈdʒəʊnz ˌævərɪdʒ] / US [ˌdaʊ ˈdʒoʊnz ˌævərɪdʒ] or the Dow Jones Index UK / US trademark
business a number that represents an average of the share value of important companies in the US It goes up or down every day according to activity on the stock market, and is used as a sign of how well the US economy is performing. The Dow Jones Average is often simply called the Dow Jones or the Dow.

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  • (the) Dow Jones Average — the Dow Jones Average UK [ˌdaʊ ˈdʒəʊnz ˌævərɪdʒ] US [ˌdaʊ ˈdʒoʊnz ˌævərɪdʒ] trademark business a number that represents an average of the share value of important companies in the US It goes up or down every day according to activity on the stock …   Useful english dictionary

  • Dow Jones Average, the — Dow Jones Av|er|age, the [ ,dau dʒounz ,ævərıdʒ ] or ,Dow Jones ,Index, the TRADEMARK a number that represents an average of the SHARE value of important companies in the U.S. It goes up or down every day according to activity on the STOCK MARKET …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • the Dow Jones Index — the Dow Jones Average UK [ˌdaʊ ˈdʒəʊnz ˌævərɪdʒ] / US [ˌdaʊ ˈdʒoʊnz ˌævərɪdʒ] or the Dow Jones Index UK / US trademark business a number that represents an average of the share value of important companies in the US It goes up or down every day… …   English dictionary

  • Dow Jones Average — /dow/, Trademark. any of the indexes published by Dow Jones & Company, a financial publishing firm in New York City, showing the average closing prices of the representative common stocks of 30 industrials, 20 transportation companies, or 15… …   Universalium

  • Dow Jones Average — /dow/, Trademark. any of the indexes published by Dow Jones & Company, a financial publishing firm in New York City, showing the average closing prices of the representative common stocks of 30 industrials, 20 transportation companies, or 15… …   Useful english dictionary

  • the Dow Jones Industrial Average — UK US noun [S] (ABBREVIATION DJIA™, DJI, also the Dow™, also the Dow Jones, also the Dow Jones index) STOCK MARKET ► a US stock market index (= system for measurin …   Financial and business terms

  • Dow Jones average — may refer to: Dow Jones Industrial Average Dow Jones Transportation Average Dow Jones Utility Average Dow Jones Composite Average This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an …   Wikipedia

  • the Dow Jones Averages™ — UK US noun [plural] TRADEMARK STOCK MARKET ► the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the Dow Jones Transportation Average, and the Dow Jones Utility Average …   Financial and business terms

  • the Dow Jones Transportation Average — UK US noun [S] (ABBREVIATION DJTA, also DJT, also the Dow Jones Transportation index) STOCK MARKET ► a US stock market index (= system for measuring the present value of shares) that is based on 20 important transport companies in the US:… …   Financial and business terms

  • the Dow Jones Utility Average — UK US noun [S] (ABBREVIATION DJUA, also DJU) STOCK MARKET ► a US stock market index (= system for measuring the present value of shares) based on 15 important US businesses that provide gas, electricity, and water: »The Dow Jones Utility Average… …   Financial and business terms

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