- nounstock (noun) · stocks (plural noun) · film stock (noun) · film stocks (plural noun) · Brompton stock (noun) · night-scented stock (noun) · the stocks (plural noun)
- the goods or merchandise kept on the premises of a business or warehouse and available for sale or distribution:"the store has a very low turnover of stock" · "buy now, while stocks last!" · "stock shortages"
- a supply or quantity of something accumulated or available for future use:"I need to replenish my stock of wine" · "fish stocks are being dangerously depleted"
- farm animals such as cattle, pigs, and sheep, bred and kept for their meat or milk; livestock:"all the stock were housed and fed in sheds" · "the sale of dairy stock"
- short for rolling stock
- photographic film that has not been exposed or processed.
- (in some card games) the cards that have not yet been dealt, left on the table to be drawn.
- the capital raised by a business or corporation through the issue and subscription of shares:"between 1982 and 1986 the value of the company's stock rose by 86%"
- shares of stock of a particular company as held by an individual or group as an investment:"she owned $3000 worth of stock"
- the shares of a particular company, type of company, or industry:"blue-chip stocks"
- securities issued by the government in fixed units with a fixed rate of interest:"government gilt-edged stock"
- a person's reputation or popularity:"I felt I was right, but my stock was low with this establishment"
- liquid made by cooking bones, meat, fish, or vegetables slowly in water, used as a basis for the preparation of soup, gravy, or sauces:"a pint of chicken stock"
- the raw material from which a specified commodity can be manufactured:"the fat can be used as soap stock"
- a person's ancestry or line of descent:"her mother was of French stock" · "both of them came from peasant stock"
- a breed, variety, or population of an animal or plant:"the vineyards were plowed up and replanted using different vine stock" · "geographically separate stocks of some species are recognized"
- the trunk or woody stem of a living tree or shrub, especially one into which a graft (scion) is inserted.
- the perennial part of a herbaceous plant, especially a rhizome.
- a herbaceous European plant that is widely cultivated for its fragrant flowers, which are typically lilac, pink, or white.
- historical(the stocks)an instrument of punishment consisting of an adjustable wooden structure with holes for securing a person's feet and hands, in which criminals were locked and exposed to public ridicule or assault.
- a band of white material tied like a cravat and worn as a part of formal horse-riding dress.
- a piece of black material worn under a clerical collar.
- (stocks)a frame used to support a ship or boat out of water, especially when under construction.
adjectivestock (adjective)- (of a product or type of product) usually kept in stock and thus regularly available for sale:"25 percent off stock items"
- (of a phrase or expression) so regularly used as to be automatic or hackneyed:"“Two weeks” was the stock reply"
- denoting a conventional character type or situation that recurs in a particular genre of literature, theater, or film:"the stock characters in every cowboy movie"
- denoting or relating to cinematic footage that can be regularly used in different productions, typically that of outdoor scenes used to add realism to a production shot in an indoor set.
verbstock (verb) · stocks (third person present) · stocked (past tense) · stocked (past participle) · stocking (present participle)- have or keep a supply of (a particular product or type or product) available for sale:"most supermarkets now stock a range of organic produce"
- provide or fill with goods, items, or a supply of something:"I must stock up the fridge"
- (stock up)amass supplies of something, typically for a particular occasion or purpose:"I'm stocking up for Christmas" · "you'd better stock up with fuel"
- fit (a rifle or other firearm) with a stock:"it was a fine gun which he forged, stocked, and completed himself"
OriginOld English stoc(c) ‘trunk, block of wood, post’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch stok and German Stock ‘stick’. The notion ‘store, fund’ (stock and stock) arose in late Middle English and is of obscure origin, perhaps expressing ‘growth from a central stem’ or ‘firm foundation’.nounstock (noun)- a share which entitles the holder to a fixed dividend, whose payment takes priority over that of common-stock dividends. Also called preferred stock
Similar and Opposite Wordsnoun- the goods or merchandise kept on the premises of a business or warehouse and available for sale or distribution:
- a supply or quantity of something accumulated or available for future use:
- farm animals such as cattle, pigs, and sheep, bred and kept for their meat or milk; livestock:
- short forrolling stock
- the capital raised by a business or corporation through the issue and subscription of shares:
- the shares of a particular company, type of company, or industry:
- a person's reputation or popularity:
- liquid made by cooking bones, meat, fish, or vegetables slowly in water, used as a basis for the preparation of soup, gravy, or sauces:
- a person's ancestry or line of descent:
- the trunk or woody stem of a living tree or shrub, especially one into which a graft (scion) is inserted.
- an instrument of punishment consisting of an adjustable wooden structure with holes for securing a person's feet and hands, in which criminals were locked and exposed to public ridicule or assault.
- the part of a rifle or other firearm to which the barrel and firing mechanism are attached, held against one's shoulder when firing the gun.
adjectiveverb- have or keep a supply of (a particular product or type or product) available for sale:
- provide or fill with goods, items, or a supply of something:
- amass supplies of something, typically for a particular occasion or purpose:
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