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Word stock
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / stɒk / NAmE / stɑːk /
Example
  • 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.
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stock

(noun)BrE / stɒk / NAmE / stɑːk /
  1. a supply of goods that is available for sale in a shop/store
    • 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.
  2. a supply of something that is available for use
    • She's built up a good stock of teaching materials over the years.
    • Food stocks are running low.
    • a country’s housing stock (= all the houses available for living in)
  3. the value of the shares in a company that have been sold
  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 invest in stocks and bonds
  5. money that is lent to a government at a fixed rate of interest; an official document that gives details of this
    • government stock
    • to invest in stocks and shares
  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
  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
    • compare pillory
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/pillory_2
  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
    • = stock company
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/stock-company
  13. including everything
    • He sold the business lock, stock and barrel.
  14. in the process of being made, built or prepared
    • Our new model is already on the stocks and will be available in the spring.
  15. to have a particular amount of belief in something
    • She no longer puts much stock in their claims.
  16. 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.

    Extra Examples

    • Do you have futon beds in stock or will I have to order one?
    • Flavour the stock with bay leaves.
    • Poach the fish in the stock.
    • Red tights are out of stock.
    • She has about $30 000 in stocks.
    • Stocks of coal are running dangerously low.
    • The big supermarkets carry huge stocks of most goods.
    • The company’s stock hit an all-time high of $94.66.
    • The housing stock is no longer large enough for the population.
    • The offer is only available while stocks last.
    • The rail company is investing in new rolling stock.
    • The stocks were valued at $100 000.
    • The total value of the stocks was over $3 million.
    • They’re getting rid of their old stock.
    • They’re selling off their old stock cheap.
    • We can supply the table from stock.
    • You can flavour/flavor the stock with bay leaves.
    • declining fish stocks in the oceans
    • dwindling fish stocks in the North Sea
    • laws to protect fish stocks
    • publicly traded stock
    • I’m afraid we’re temporarily out of stock.
    • I’ve built up a good stock of teaching materials over the years.
    • That particular model is not currently in stock.
    • We don’t carry a large stock of pine furniture.
    • a country’s housing stock

    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”.
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