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Definition of Dow Jones in English:

Dow Jones

proper noun

(also Dow Jones Industrial Average)
Trademark

  • An index of figures indicating the relative price of shares on the New York Stock Exchange, based on the average price of selected stocks.

Pronunciation

Dow Jones

/ˌdou ˈjōnz/ /ˌdaʊ ˈdʒoʊnz/

Origin

From the name of Dow Jones & Co, Inc, a financial news agency founded by Charles H. Dow (1851–1902) and Edward D. Jones (c1855–1920), American economists whose company compiled the first average of US stock prices in 1884.