(the) Dow Jones Average

(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 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 . http://www.macmillandictionary.com/med2cd/weblinks/dow-jones-average-the.htm
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  • 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… …   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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