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volume

[vol-yoom, -yuhm] / ˈvɒl yum, -yəm /


NOUN
loudness of a sound
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Total volume for both retail stock and options trades reached new records in May, according to Citadel Securities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

More than 50 million bearish “put” option contracts changed hands during Friday’s tech selloff, the second-highest daily volume on record behind the April 2025 tariff selloff, show Cboe Global Markets data.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

While analysts see upside, DraftKings’ prediction market volume trails Kalshi’s $10.4 billion in May sports trading volume.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

They hold almost all of an atom's mass while taking up only a tiny part of its total volume.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

She was shouting with such volume that I could have heard her clear across the Atlantic.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin




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