street name

[street neym]

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noun

a familiar or slang name of a narcotic drug.
A street name for phencyclidine is “angel dust.”
Stock Exchange.��an arrangement in which a broker holds securities in their own name instead of in the name of the customer, especially for convenience in executing transfers and in pledging for borrowing in margin accounts.
Stocks held in street name are insured up to $500,000 by the federal government against fraud or financial failure of the brokerage company.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of street name¹

First recorded in 1830–40 for the stock exchange sense, and in 1965–70 for the narcotic drug sense

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Example Sentences

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This is just the latest in a series of IT problems to hit major high street names.

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Glyndŵr became a figurehead for Welsh nationalism and there are statues, monuments, pub and street names across Wales commemorating him.

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He mixed up similar street names - Northeast 115 Street and Northeast 115th Terrace - which put him on Lester's doorstep and about a block away from the house he was trying to find.

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He mixed up similar street names - Northeast 115 Street and Northeast 115th Terrace - which put him on Lester's doorstep and about a block away from the house he was trying to visit.

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Traditional high street names now share the centre with bubble tea shops, a noodle bar and a Korean barbecue restaurant.

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