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the Dow Jones (industrial) average noun
/ðəˌdaʊ.dʒəʊnz.ɪnˌdʌs.tri.əlˈæv.ər.ɪdʒ/
/-dʒoʊnz.ɪnˌdʌs.tri.əlˈæv.ɚ-/ n [S] (also Dow Jones , also the Dow) Definition
an index (= a system for comparing values) of the prices of shares in the 30 most important companies on the New York Stock Exchange
(Definition of the Dow Jones (industrial) average noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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