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Stock
stɒk
- 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"
- a supply or quantity of something accumulated or available for future use
"I need to replenish my stock of wine"
- 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"
- 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 company or corporation through the issue and subscription of shares
"between 1982 and 1986 the value of the company's stock rose by 86%"
- 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"
- (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"
- 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"
descent ancestry origin(s) parentage pedigree lineage line line of descent heritage birth extraction background family blood bloodline genealogy beginnings- a breed, variety, or population of an animal or plant
"the vineyards were ploughed up and replanted using different vine stock"
- 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 cultivated for its fragrant lilac, pink, or white flowers
- 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
- the crossbar of an anchor
- the handle of something such as a whip or fishing rod
- 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
- a frame used to support a ship or boat out of water, especially when under construction
- (of a product or type of product) usually kept in stock and thus regularly available for sale
"25 per cent off stock items"
- (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’"
usual routine predictable set standard staple customary familiar conventional traditional stereotyped clichéd hackneyed unoriginal derivative formulaic ready-made well worn overused overworked worn out banal trite platitudinous tired run-of-the-mill commonplace- 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
- 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"
- amass supplies of something, typically for a particular occasion or purpose
"I'm stocking up for Christmas"
- fit (a rifle or other firearm) with a stock
"it was a fine gun which he forged, stocked, and completed himself"