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A s____ answer, expression, or way of doing something is one that is very commonly used, especially because people cannot be bothered to think of something new.A stock answer, expression, or way of doing something is one that is very commonly used, especially because people cannot be bothered to think of something new.My boss had a stock response–'If it ain't broke, don't fix it!'.National security is the stock excuse for keeping things confidential. nounStocks are shares in the ownership of a company, or investments on which a fixed amount of interest will be paid....the buying and selling of stocks and shares.As stock prices have dropped, so too has bank capital.A company's stock is the amount of money which the company has through selling shares.The stock was valued in the market at $460 million.The Fisher family holds 40% of the stock.A shop's stock is the total amount of goods which it has available to sell.We took the decision to withdraw a quantity of stock from sale.If you have a stock of things, you have a supply of them stored in a place ready to be used.Keep a stock of essentials such as bread in the freezer.Stocks of ammunition were running low.The stock of something is the total amount of it that is available in a particular area....the stock of accommodation available to be rented.If you are from a particular stock, you are descended from a particular group of people.We are both from working class stock.The World Service no longer reflects the interests of listeners of British stock.Stock are cattle, sheep, pigs, or other animals which are kept by a farmer, usually ones which have been specially bred.I am carefully selecting the breeding stock.His herd of 170 dairy cattle and 200 young stock are kept on the land.Stock is a liquid, usually made by boiling meat, bones, or vegetables in water, that is used to give flavour to soups and sauces .In former times, the stocks were an instrument of punishment. A criminal's hands and legs were locked into holes in a wooden frame while people threw things at them.verbIf a shop stocks particular goods, it keeps a supply of them to sell.The shop stocks everything from chocolate to recycled loo paper.If you stock something such as a cupboard, shelf, or room, you fill it with food or other things.I worked stocking shelves in a grocery store.Some families stocked their cellars with food and water.The kitchen cupboard was stocked with tins of soup.I had to stock the boat up with food.Customers travel from hundreds of miles away to stock up their deep freezes.You can stock up the freezer with ice cream ready for the next sunny dayadjectiveA stock answer, expression, or way of doing something is one that is very commonly used, especially because people cannot be bothered to think of something new.My boss had a stock response–'If it ain't broke, don't fix it!'.National security is the stock excuse for keeping things confidential. B2

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query	A s____ answer, expression, or way of doing something is one that is very commonly used, especially because people cannot be bothered to think of something new.A stock answer, expression, or way of doing something is one that is very commonly used, especially because people cannot be bothered to think of something new. My boss had a stock response–'If it ain't broke, don't fix it!'. National security is the stock excuse for keeping things confidential.
word	stock
full-definition	noun Stocks are shares in the ownership of a company, or investments on which a fixed amount of interest will be paid. ...the buying and selling of stocks and shares. As stock prices have dropped, so too has bank capital. A company's stock is the amount of money which the company has through selling shares. The stock was valued in the market at $460 million. The Fisher family holds 40% of the stock. A shop's stock is the total amount of goods which it has available to sell. We took the decision to withdraw a quantity of stock from sale. If you have a stock of things, you have a supply of them stored in a place ready to be used. Keep a stock of essentials such as bread in the freezer. Stocks of ammunition were running low. The stock of something is the total amount of it that is available in a particular area. ...the stock of accommodation available to be rented. If you are from a particular stock, you are descended from a particular group of people. We are both from working class stock. The World Service no longer reflects the interests of listeners of British stock. Stock are cattle, sheep, pigs, or other animals which are kept by a farmer, usually ones which have been specially bred. I am carefully selecting the breeding stock. His herd of 170 dairy cattle and 200 young stock are kept on the land. Stock is a liquid, usually made by boiling meat, bones, or vegetables in water, that is used to give flavour to soups and sauces . In former times, the stocks were an instrument of punishment. A criminal's hands and legs were locked into holes in a wooden frame while people threw things at them. verb If a shop stocks particular goods, it keeps a supply of them to sell. The shop stocks everything from chocolate to recycled loo paper. If you stock something such as a cupboard, shelf, or room, you fill it with food or other things. I worked stocking shelves in a grocery store. Some families stocked their cellars with food and water. The kitchen cupboard was stocked with tins of soup. I had to stock the boat up with food. Customers travel from hundreds of miles away to stock up their deep freezes. You can stock up the freezer with ice cream ready for the next sunny day adjective A stock answer, expression, or way of doing something is one that is very commonly used, especially because people cannot be bothered to think of something new. My boss had a stock response–'If it ain't broke, don't fix it!'. National security is the stock excuse for keeping things confidential.
inflections	stocksstockingstocked
cefr-level	B2

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