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   stock

   /stɒk/

   noun

   • 1. the goods or merchandise kept on the premises of a shop or warehouse and available for sale or distribution: "the store has a very low turnover of stock" Similar merchandisegoodswaresitems/articles for salecommoditiesrare:vendibles
   • ▪ a supply or quantity of something accumulated or available for future use: "I need to replenish my stock of wine" Similar storesupplystockpilereservehoardcachereservoiraccumulationquantitypileheaploadfundbankpoolminerepertoirerepertoryinventorycollectionselectionassortmentvarietyrangerare:amassment
   • ▪ 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" Similar livestockfarm animalscattlebeastscowssheeppigshorsesoxengoatsflocksherds
   • ▪ 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.
   • 2. the capital raised by a company or corporation through the issue and subscription of shares: "between 1982 and 1986 the value of the company's stock rose by 86%" Similar capitalfundsassetsproperty
   • ▪ a portion of a company's stock as held by an individual or group as an investment: "she owned £3000 worth of stocks and shares"
   • ▪ the shares of a particular company, type of company, or industry: "blue-chip stocks" Similar investmentssharesholdingssecuritiesequitiesbondsportfolio
   • ▪ (in the UK) 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" Similar reputationstandingstatusreputeposition
   • 3. 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" Similar brothbouillon
   • ▪ the raw material from which a specified commodity can be manufactured: "the fat can be used as soap stock"
   • 4. a person's ancestry or line of descent: "her mother was of French stock" Similar descentancestryorigin(s)parentagepedigreelineagelineline of descentheritagebirthextractionbackgroundfamilybloodbloodlinegenealogybeginningsrare:filiationstirps
   • ▪ a breed, variety, or population of an animal or plant: "the vineyards were ploughed up and replanted using different vine stock"
   • 5. the trunk or woody stem of a living tree or shrub, especially one into which a graft (scion) is inserted. Similar trunktree trunkstemstalktechnical:caudex
   • ▪ the perennial part of a herbaceous plant, especially a rhizome.
   • 6. a herbaceous European plant that is cultivated for its fragrant lilac, pink, or white flowers.
   • 7. 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. historical
   • 8. 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. Similar handlebutthaftgripshaftshankhelve
   • ▪ the crossbar of an anchor.
   • ▪ the handle of something such as a whip or fishing rod. Similar handlebutthaftgripshaftshankhelve
   • ▪ short for headstock
   • ▪ short for tailstock
   • 9. 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.
   • 10. a frame used to support a ship or boat out of water, especially when under construction.

   adjective

   • 1. (of a product or type of product) usually kept in stock and thus regularly available for sale: "25 per cent off stock items"
   • 2. (of a phrase or expression) so regularly used as to be automatic or hackneyed: "she faltered momentarily and then resorted to the teenager's favourite stock response ‘whatever’" Similar usualroutinepredictablesetstandardstaplecustomaryfamiliarconventionaltraditionalstereotypedclichédhackneyedunoriginalderivativeformulaicready-madewell wornoverusedoverworkedworn outbanaltriteplatitudinoustiredrun-of-the-millcommonplaceinformal:cornyold hathackyOpposite originalunusual
   • ▪ denoting a conventional character type or situation that recurs in a particular genre of literature, theatre, or film: "the stock characters in every cowboy film"
   • ▪ 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.

   verb

   • 1. 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" Similar sellmarketsupplykeepkeep in stockhavehave for salecarryhandleofferprovidetrade indeal in
   • ▪ provide or fill with goods, items, or a supply of something: "I must stock up the fridge" Similar supplyprovideequipfurnishprovision
   • ▪ amass supplies of something, typically for a particular occasion or purpose: "I'm stocking up for Christmas" Similar fillfill uploadrestockreplenishamass supplies ofobtain a store ofbuy upstockpilelay input awayput asideput downstore upcollectgatheraccumulatehoardcacheinformal:squirrel awaysalt awaystash away
   • 2. fit (a rifle or other firearm) with a stock: "it was a fine gun which he forged, stocked, and completed himself"

   Word Origin Old Englishstoc(c) ‘trunk, block of wood, post’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch stok and German Stock ‘stick’. The notion ‘store, fund’ (stock (sense 1 of the noun and sense 2 of the noun)) arose in late Middle English and is of obscure origin, perhaps expressing ‘growth from a central stem’ or ‘firm foundation’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. stockless adjective

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