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单词 Exchange Alley
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Definition of Exchange Alley in English:

Exchange Alley

noun ɛksˌtʃeɪn(d)ʒ ˈaliɪksˌtʃeɪn(d)ʒ ˈali
historical
  • By metonymy: a market for the buying and selling of public securities, located in and around the coffee houses of Exchange Alley, London, in the early 18th cent. Hence: the body of people associated with this activity.

Origin

Early 18th century. From Exchange Alley, the name of a narrow London street in which the trading of shares and commodities took place in the early 18th cent., especially in and around the alley's many coffee shops.

 
 

Definition of Exchange Alley in US English:

Exchange Alley

noun
historical
  • By metonymy: a market for the buying and selling of public securities, located in and around the coffee houses of Exchange Alley, London, in the early 18th cent. Hence: the body of people associated with this activity.

Origin

Early 18th century. From Exchange Alley, the name of a narrow London street in which the trading of shares and commodities took place in the early 18th cent., especially in and around the alley's many coffee shops.

 
 
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