Standard and Poor's
noun
FINANCE,STOCK MARKETukus(alsoStandard & Poor's 500 Stock Index™);(abbreviationS & P)a USratingsagency(=organizationthatcalculatestheriskthatloanswill not bepaidback)that alsopublishesashareindex(=listof theaveragepricesofshareson aparticularstockmarket):
It's among the world'stopbanksasratedby Standard & Poor's.
Funds thatbeton the Standard and Poor'sindexof 500shareshavegainednearly10%.