STOCK in English dictionary

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    Meanings and definitions of "STOCK"

    • (operations) A store of goods ready for sale; inventory.
    • A supply of anything ready for use.
    • Any of the several species of cruciferous flowers in the genus Matthiola.
    • Farm or ranch animals.
    • Railroad rolling stock.
    • (finance) The capital raised by a company through the issue of shares. The total of shares held by an individual shareholder.
    • The part of a rifle or shotgun that rests against the shooter's shoulder.
    • (nautical) A bar going through an anchor, perpendicular to the flukes.
    • (nautical) The axle attached to the rudder, which transfers the movement of the helm to the rudder.
    • (uncountable, countable) Broth made from meat or vegetables, used as a basis for stew or soup.
    • The type of paper used in printing.
    • A wide necktie popular in the eighteenth century, often seen today as a part of formal wear for horse riding competitions.
    • In a card game, a stack of undealt cards made available to the players.
    • (geology) A pipe (vertical cylinder of ore)
    • To have on hand for sale.
    • Normally available for purchase.
    • Straightforward, plain, very basic
    • adjective
      Of a type normally available for purchase/in stock.
    • adjective
      (racing, of a race car)
      Having the same configuration as cars sold to the non-racing public, or having been modified from such a car.
    • adjective
      Straightforward, ordinary, very basic.
    • noun
      A store or supply
    • noun
      (finance)
      The capital raised by a company through the issue of shares. The total of shares held by an individual shareholder.
    • noun
      The raw material from which things are made; feedstock.
    • noun
      Stock theater, summer stock theater.
    • noun
      The trunk and woody main stems of a tree. The base from which something grows or branches.
    • noun
      Any of the several species of cruciferous flowers in the genus Matthiola.
    • noun
      A handle or stem to which the working part of an implement or weapon is attached
    • noun
      Part of a machine that supports items or holds them in place.
    • noun
      A bar, stick or rod.
    • noun
      A bed for infants; a crib, cot, or cradle
    • noun
      (folklore)
      A piece of wood magically made to be just like a real baby and substituted for it by magical beings.
    • noun
      (uncountable, countable)
      Broth made from meat (originally bones) or vegetables, used as a basis for stew or soup.
    • noun
      A necktie or cravat, particularly a wide necktie popular in the eighteenth century, often seen today as a part of formal wear for horse riding competitions.
    • noun
      A piece of black cloth worn under a clerical collar.
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      A cover for the legs; a stocking
    • noun
      A block of wood; something fixed and solid; a pillar; a firm support; a post.
    • noun
      (by extension, obsolete)
      A person who is as dull and lifeless as a stock or post; one who has little sense.
    • noun
      (Britain, historical)
      The part of a tally formerly struck in the exchequer, which was delivered to the person who had lent the king money on account, as the evidence of indebtedness.
    • noun
      (shipbuilding, in the plural)
      The frame or timbers on which a ship rests during construction.
    • noun
      (Britain, in the plural)
      Red and grey bricks, used for the exterior of walls and the front of buildings.
    • noun
      (biology)
      In tectology, an aggregate or colony of individuals, such as as trees, chains of salpae, etc.
    • noun
      The beater of a fulling mill.
    • noun
      A thrust with a rapier; a stoccado.
    • verb
      To have on hand for sale.
    • verb
      To provide with material requisites; to store; to fill; to supply.
    • verb
      To allow (cows) to retain milk for twenty-four hours or more prior to sale.
    • verb
      To put in the stocks as punishment.
    • verb
      (nautical)
      To fit (an anchor) with a stock, or to fasten the stock firmly in place.
    • verb
      (card games, dated)
      To arrange cards in a certain manner for cheating purposes; to stack the deck.
    • A group of individuals of one species within a specified area.(Source: LBC)
    • An accumulation of items that are owned and controlled by organizations.
    • Stored products ready for sale.
    • A special variety of domesticated animals within a species.
    • The descendants of one individual.
    • stump (of tree)
    • stock (company)
    • block (i.e. chopping block)
    • stock (from which a graft is taken)
    • stock (in grafting)
    • a stock (of goods)
    • (soup) stock
    • store of goods for sale
    • supply of anything ready for use
    • genus of flowers
    • farm animals
    • finance: capital raised by a company
    • part of gun
    • broth
    • have on hand for sale
    • normally available for purchase
    • adjective
      regularly and widely used or sold; "a standard size"; "a stock item"
    • adjective
      routine; "a stock answer"
    • noun
      any animals kept for use or profit
    • noun
      any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers
    • noun
      any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Malcolmia
    • noun
      an ornamental white cravat
    • noun
      a certificate documenting the shareholder's ownership in the corporation; "the value of his stocks doubled during the past year"
    • noun
      a plant or stem onto which a graft is made; especially a plant grown specifically to provide the root part of grafted plants
    • noun
      a special variety of domesticated animals within a species; "he experimented on a particular breed of white rats"; "he created a new strain of sheep"
    • noun
      a supply of something available for future use; "he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars"
    • noun
      a tie worn around the neck of a competitor riding in an equestrian event.
      The stock tie was worn by gentlemen as everyday apparel in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
    • noun
      liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered; used as a basis for e.g. soups or sauces; "she made gravy with a base of beef stock"
    • noun
      lumber used in the construction of something; "they will cut round stock to 1-inch diameter"
    • noun
      persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant
    • noun
      the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity); "he owns a controlling share of the company's stock"
    • noun
      the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors"
    • noun
      the handle end of some implements or tools; "he grabbed the cue by the stock"
    • noun
      the handle of a handgun or the butt end of a rifle or shotgun or part of the support of a machine gun or artillery gun; "the rifle had been fitted with a special stock"
    • noun
      the merchandise that a shop has on hand; "they carried a vast inventory of hardware"; "they stopped selling in exact sizes in order to reduce inventory"
    • noun
      the reputation and popularity a person has; "his stock was so high he could have been elected mayor"
    • verb
      amass so as to keep for future use or sale or for a particular occasion or use; "let's stock coffee as long as prices are low"
    • verb
      equip with a stock; "stock a rifle"
    • verb
      have on hand; "Do you carry kerosene heaters?"
    • verb
      provide or furnish with a stock of something; "stock the larder with meat"
    • verb
      put forth and grow sprouts or shoots; "the plant sprouted early this year"
    • verb
      supply with fish; "stock a lake"
    • verb
      supply with livestock; "stock a farm"

    Synonyms of "STOCK" in English dictionary

    support, standard, bloodline are the top synonyms of "STOCK" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of STOCK

    • lm  liczba mnoga stocks
    • stock ( countable and uncountable;  plural  stocks)
    • stock ( third-person singular simple present stocks, present participle stocking, simple past and past participle stocked)
    • stock ( not comparable)
    • stock (not comparable)
    • stock (countable and uncountable, plural stocks)
    • stock (plural stocks)
    • stock (third-person singular simple present stocks, present participle stocking, simple past and past participle stocked)
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