El mercado de valores
Example: El mercado de valores cerró con ganancias significativas hoy.
Definition
"El mercado de valores" refers to the organized marketplace where stocks, bonds, and other securities are bought and sold. It plays a crucial role in the economy by enabling companies to raise capital and investors to trade ownership shares and financial assets.
Etymology
The phrase "el mercado de valores" comes from Spanish, where "mercado" means market and "valores" means values or securities. The term collectively describes the place where financial 'values' or assets are exchanged. Did you know? The concept dates back to early stock exchanges in Europe, evolving over centuries into the modern financial markets.
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"El mercado de valores" appears in the Vocaplus list "Spanish - Finance - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 150 commonly used words.
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