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stock
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- pronunciation:
- stak
- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective, transitive verb
- phrases:
- in stock, out of stock, put stock in, stock up, take stock
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
a supply available for use; store.
The grocer keeps a large stock of the most popular items sold in the store.My parents kept a stock of canned goods in the basement for emergencies.- synonyms:
- store, supply
- similar words:
- arsenal, reserve
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definition 2: |
the total of goods available for sale by a merchant or business.
The store owner checks his stock on a monthly basis.- synonyms:
- inventory
- similar words:
- good, goods
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definition 3: |
farm animals; livestock.
Farmers devote a lot of effort to caring for their stock.- synonyms:
- livestock
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definition 4: |
the capital of a company or corporation, divided into shares and sold to stockholders.
Ten years ago I bought several shares of stock in a software company.- synonyms:
- share
- similar words:
- stake
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definition 5: |
the main stem of a plant or trunk of a tree.
- synonyms:
- stalk, stem, trunk
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definition 6: |
ancestral background; lineage.
His parents were satisfied that his bride-to-be was from good stock.- synonyms:
- lineage
- similar words:
- blood
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definition 7: |
a small theatrical company, or the repertoire of such a company.
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definition 8: |
a broth used as a base for soups and sauces.
- synonyms:
- bouillon, broth, consommé
- similar words:
- liquor
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definition 9: |
any plant that provides cuttings.
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definition 10: |
a base, handle, or frame for certain implements.
the stock of a shotguna stock of a whip- synonyms:
- haft, handle
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related words: |
accumulation, ancestry, backlog, bank, birth, capital, crop, hoard, interest, merchandise, mine, origin, pile, tank, ware |
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phrase: |
in stock, out of stock |
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part of speech: |
adjective |
definition 1: |
regularly in supply.
- similar words:
- basic, customary, essential, important, indispensable, necessary, normal, regular, staple, vital
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definition 2: |
often used; commonplace.
stock jokes- synonyms:
- hackneyed, pedestrian, routine, standard
- similar words:
- cliché, commonplace, normal, overused, overworked, stale, tired, trite, usual
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definition 3: |
employed in handling merchandise and inventory.
a stock boy |
definition 4: |
of, relating to, or involved in the production of livestock.
- similar words:
- animal
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related words: |
accustomed, banal, familiar, hack, standard, threadbare, typical, well-known, worn |
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part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
stocks, stocking, stocked |
definition 1: |
to supply with goods or livestock.
They stocked the shelves with books.- synonyms:
- provision, supply
- similar words:
- accouter, appoint, equip, fill, furnish, outfit, provide
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definition 2: |
to keep available for future use or sale.
We don't stock shoes.- synonyms:
- keep, offer
- similar words:
- carry, handle, market, sell, trade in, treasure
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related words: |
backlog, cellar, supply |
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phrase: |
put stock in, stock up, take stock |
derivations: |
stocklike (adj.), stocker (n.) |
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