street name

/ˌstrit ˈneɪm/

/strit neɪm/

Other forms: street names

Definitions of street name

1. noun

   the name of a street
   type of:

   name

   a language unit by which a person or thing is known
2. noun

   the name of a brokerage firm in which stock is held on behalf of a customer
   “all my stocks are held in street name”

   type of:

   name

   a language unit by which a person or thing is known
3. noun

   slang for something (especially for an illegal drug)
   type of:

   name

   a language unit by which a person or thing is known

   argot, cant, jargon, lingo, patois, slang, vernacular

   a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
4. noun

   an alternative name that a person chooses or is given (especially in inner city neighborhoods)
   type of:

   appellation, appellative, denomination, designation

   identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others