Stock - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- 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 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)
- 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
- any animals kept for use or profit (syn: livestock)
verb
- equip with a stock
adjective
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
I/you/we/they: stock
he/she/it: stocks
present participle: stocking
past tense: stocked
past participle: stocked
singular: stock
plural: stocks
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