Stock - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |stɑːk|  American pronunciation of the word stock
Brit.  |stɒk|  British pronunciation of the word stock

noun

- the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity)
he owns a controlling share of the company's stock
- the merchandise that a shop has on hand (syn: inventory)
- the handle of a handgun or the butt end of a rifle or shotgun or part of the support of a machine gun or artillery gun (syn: gunstock)
the rifle had been fitted with a special stock
- a certificate documenting the shareholder's ownership in the corporation
the value of his stocks doubled during the past year
- a supply of something available for future use (syn: fund, store)
- the descendants of one individual (syn: ancestry, blood, bloodline, descent, line, lineage, origin, parentage, pedigree, stemma)
- a special variety of domesticated animals within a species (syn: breed, strain)
- liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered; used as a basis for e.g. soups or sauces (syn: broth)
she made gravy with a base of beef stock
- the reputation and popularity a person has
his stock was so high he could have been elected mayor
- persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant
- a plant or stem onto which a graft is made; especially a plant grown specifically to provide the root part of grafted plants
- any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers (syn: gillyflower)
- any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Malcolmia
- lumber used in the construction of something
they will cut round stock to 1-inch diameter
- the handle end of some implements or tools
he grabbed the cue by the stock
- an ornamental white cravat (syn: neckcloth)
- any animals kept for use or profit (syn: livestock)

verb

- have on hand (syn: carry, stockpile)
- equip with a stock
stock a rifle
- supply with fish
stock a lake
- supply with livestock
stock a farm
- amass so as to keep for future use or sale or for a particular occasion or use (syn: buy in)
let's stock coffee as long as prices are low
- provide or furnish with a stock of something
stock the larder with meat
- put forth and grow sprouts or shoots (syn: sprout)

adjective

- repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse (syn: banal, commonplace, hackneyed, old-hat, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn)
a stock answer
- routine
a stock answer
- regularly and widely used or sold (syn: standard)
a stock item

Extra examples

That camera is out of stock.

Do you have any more light bulbs in stock?

They carry a large stock of computer software.

We built up an ample stock of food before the storm.

She always seems to have a fresh stock of funny jokes.

The value of his stocks has soared.

Most of her money is invested in stocks.

Do you own any stock?

Our store stocks only the finest goods.

Do you stock this item?

The bar is stocked with beer, wine and liquor.

They stocked the shelves in the store with a variety of imported foods.

Here are the stock patterns you can choose from.

She gave a stock answer to the reporter's question.

That item is a stock model.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: stock
he/she/it: stocks
present participle: stocking
past tense: stocked
past participle: stocked
noun
singular: stock
plural: stocks
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