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Definition of Stockbroker Belt
(noun) A wealthy suburban area.
Stockbroker Belt Pronunciation
Syllabification: stock·bro·ker belt
Audio Pronunciation
Phonetic Spelling
- American English – /stAHk-broh-kuhr bElt/
- British English – /stOk-broh-kuh bElt/
International Phonetic Alphabet
- American English – /ˈstɑkˌbroʊkər bɛlt/
- British English – /ˈstɒkˌbrəʊkə bɛlt/
Usage Note
- Plural: stockbroker belts
Related Terms
- bedroom community
- exurb
- gentrification
- megalopolis
- metropolis
- stockbroker belt
- suburb
- urban renewal
- white flight
Cite the Definition of Stockbroker Belt
ASA – American Sociological Association (5th edition)
Bell, Kenton, ed. 2014. “stockbroker belt.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Retrieved April 25, 2024 (https://sociologydictionary.org/stockbroker-belt/).
APA – American Psychological Association (6th edition)
stockbroker belt. (2014). In K. Bell (Ed.), Open education sociology dictionary. Retrieved from https://sociologydictionary.org/stockbroker-belt/
Chicago/Turabian: Author-Date – Chicago Manual of Style (16th edition)
Bell, Kenton, ed. 2014. “stockbroker belt.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://sociologydictionary.org/stockbroker-belt/.
MLA – Modern Language Association (7th edition)
“stockbroker belt.” Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Ed. Kenton Bell. 2014. Web. 25 Apr. 2024. <https://sociologydictionary.org/stockbroker-belt/>.