Stock Carry Extra Examples Fish Company Model Large

• we have a fast turnover of stock.
• that particular model is not currently in stock.
• i'm afraid we're temporarily out of stock.
• we don't carry a large stock of pine furniture.

stock

1. a supply of goods that is available for sale in a shop
• We have a fast turnover of stock.
• That particular model is not currently in stock.
• I'm afraid we're temporarily out of stock.
• We don't carry a large stock of pine furniture.
• It is important to carry out regular stock checks.

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• Do you have futon beds in stock or will I have to order one?
• Red tights are out of stock.
• The offer is only available while stocks last.
• We can supply the table from stock.
• They're selling off their old stock cheap.
• They're getting rid of their old stock.
• The big supermarkets carry huge stocks of most goods.
2. a supply of something that is available for use
• Food stocks are running low.
• declining fish stocks in the oceans
• a country’s housing stock (= all the houses available for living in)
• She's built up a good stock of teaching materials over the years.

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• laws to protect fish stocks
• dwindling fish stocks in the North Sea
• Stocks of coal are running dangerously low.
• The housing stock is no longer large enough for the population.
3. the value of the shares in a company that have been sold
• The company's stock hit an all-time high of $94.66.
4. a share that somebody has bought in a company or business
• COMPARE share
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/share_3
• stock prices
• to buy/sell/trade stocks
• to invest in stocks and shares
• to invest in stocks and bonds

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• The stocks were valued at $100 000.
• The total value of the stocks was over $3 million.
• She has about $30 000 in stocks.
5. money that is lent to a government at a fixed rate of interest; an official document that gives details of this
• government stock
6. farm animals, such as cows and sheep, that are kept for their meat, wool, etc.
• SEE ALSO livestock
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/livestock
• breeding stock
7. having the type of family or ancestors mentioned
• SYNONYM descent
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/descent
8. a liquid made by cooking bones, meat, etc. in water, used for making soups and sauces
• vegetable stock

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• You can flavour the stock with bay leaves.
• Poach the fish in the stock.
9. a wooden structure with holes for the feet, used in the past to lock criminals in as a form of punishment, especially in a public place
10. the degree to which somebody is respected or liked by other people
• Their stock is high/low.
11. the part of a gun that you hold against your shoulder when firing it
12. a garden plant with brightly coloured flowers with a sweet smell
13. a theatre company that does several different plays in a season; a repertory company
• SEE ALSO summer stock
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/summer-stock
14. including everything
• He sold the business lock, stock and barrel.
15. in the process of being made, built or prepared
• Our new model is already on the stocks and will be available in the spring.
16. to have a particular amount of belief in something
• She no longer puts much stock in their claims.
17. to stop and think carefully about the way in which a particular situation is developing in order to decide what to do next
• It was time to stand back and take stock of his career.

Word Origin

• Old English stoc(c) ‘trunk, block of wood, post’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch stok and German Stock ‘stick’. The notion ‘store, fund’ (senses (1) to (5)) arose in late Middle English and is of obscure origin, perhaps expressing “growth from a central stem” or “firm foundation”.