stock

Plural: stocken, stocks

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"
• the merchandise that a shop has on hand
• 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"
• a certificate documenting the shareholder's ownership in the corporation
  • "the value of his stocks doubled during the past year"
• a supply of something available for future use
• the descendants of one individual
• a special variety of domesticated animals within a species
• 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"
• the reputation and popularity a person has
  • "his stock was so high he could have been elected mayor"
• persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant
• a plant or stem onto which a graft is made; especially a plant grown specifically to provide the root part of grafted plants
• any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers
• any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Malcolmia
• lumber used in the construction of something
  • "they will cut round stock to 1-inch diameter"
• the handle end of some implements or tools
  • "he grabbed the cue by the stock"
• an ornamental white cravat
• any animals kept for use or profit
• A store or supply.
• A store of goods ready for sale; inventory.
• A store or supply.
• A supply of anything, stored until used; especially, such a supply that is ready for use.
• A store or supply.
• Railroad rolling stock.
• A store or supply.
• A stack of undealt cards made available to the players.
• A store or supply.
• Farm or ranch animals; livestock.
• A store or supply.
• The population of a given type of animal (especially fish) available to be captured from the wild for economic use.
• A store or supply.
• The capital raised by a company through the issue of shares; the total of shares held by an individual shareholder.
• The price or value of the stock of a company on the stock market.
• The capital raised by a company through the issue of shares; the total of shares held by an individual shareholder.
• A share in a company.
• The capital raised by a company through the issue of shares; the total of shares held by an individual shareholder.
• The measure of how highly a person or institution is valued.
• The capital raised by a company through the issue of shares; the total of shares held by an individual shareholder.
• Any of several types of security that are similar to a stock, or marketed like one.
• The capital raised by a company through the issue of shares; the total of shares held by an individual shareholder.
• The raw material from which things are made, such as feedstock.
• Broth made from meat (originally bones) or vegetables, used as a basis for stew or soup.
• The raw material from which things are made, such as feedstock.
• The type of paper used in printing.
• The raw material from which things are made, such as feedstock.
• Ellipsis of film stock.
• The raw material from which things are made, such as feedstock.
• Plain soap before it is coloured and perfumed.
• Stock theater, summer stock theater.
• The trunk and woody main stems or limbs of a tree; the base from which something grows or branches.
• The plant upon which the scion is grafted.
• The trunk and woody main stems or limbs of a tree; the base from which something grows or branches.
• Lineage; family; ancestry.
• The trunk and woody main stems or limbs of a tree; the base from which something grows or branches.
• Lineage; family; ancestry.
• A larger grouping of language families: a superfamily or macrofamily.
• The trunk and woody main stems or limbs of a tree; the base from which something grows or branches.
• Any of the several species of cruciferous flowers in the genus Matthiola.
• A handle or stem to which the working part of an implement or weapon is attached.
• The part of a rifle or shotgun that rests against the shooter's shoulder.
• A handle or stem to which the working part of an implement or weapon is attached.
• The handle of a whip, fishing rod, etc.
• Part of a machine that supports items or holds them in place.
• The headstock of a lathe, drill, etc.
• Part of a machine that supports items or holds them in place.
• The tailstock of a lathe.
• A bar, stick, or rod.
• A ski pole.
• A bar, stick, or rod.
• A bar going through an anchor, perpendicular to the flukes.
• A bar, stick, or rod.
• The axle attached to the rudder, which transfers the movement of the helm to the rudder.
• A bar, stick, or rod.
• A pipe (vertical cylinder of ore)
• A type of (now formal or official) neckwear.
• 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.
• A type of (now formal or official) neckwear.
• A piece of black cloth worn under a clerical collar.
• A bed for infants; a crib, cot, or cradle
• A piece of wood magically made to be just like a real baby and substituted for it by magical beings.
• A cover for the legs; a stocking.
• A block of wood; something fixed and solid; a pillar; a firm support; a post.
• A person who is as dull and lifeless as a stock or post; one who has little sense.
• The longest part of a split tally stick formerly struck in the exchequer, which was delivered to the person who had lent the king money on account, as the evidence of indebtedness.
• The frame or timbers on which a ship rests during construction.
• Red and grey bricks, used for the exterior of walls and the front of buildings.
• In tectology, an aggregate or colony of individuals, such as trees, chains of salpae, etc.
• The beater of a fulling mill.
• A thrust with a rapier; a stoccado.

Verb

• have on hand
• equip with a stock
  • "stock a rifle"
• supply with fish
  • "stock a lake"
• supply with livestock
  • "stock a farm"
• 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"
• provide or furnish with a stock of something
  • "stock the larder with meat"
• put forth and grow sprouts or shoots
• To have on hand for sale.
• To provide with material requisites; to store; to fill; to supply.
• To allow (cows) to retain milk for twenty-four hours or more prior to sale.
• To put in the stocks as punishment.
• To fit (an anchor) with a stock, or to fasten the stock firmly in place.
• To arrange cards in a certain manner for cheating purposes; to stack the deck.
• -ED, -ING, -S to keep for future sale or use

Adjective Satellite

• repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  • "a stock answer"
• routine
  • "a stock answer"
• regularly and widely used or sold
  • "a stock item"

Adj

• Of a type normally available for purchase/in stock.
• Having the same configuration as cars sold to the non-racing public, or having been modified from such a car.
• Straightforward, ordinary, just another, very basic.

Examples

• "After that last screw-up of mine, my stock is pretty low around here."
• "Good ranchers must continually keep watch over the health of their stock."
• "He gave me a stock answer."
• "His grandpa had bought some stock in General Electric in 1905, and he refused to sell it ever after."
• "I checked in the back of the stockroom and found some more stock."
• "Lay in a stock of wood for the winter season."
• "The books were printed on a heavier stock this year."
• "The Grand Trunk Railway had just purchased a large order of stock from the American Car and Foundry Company."
• "The stocks of this fishery are recovering from overfishing, but the gains can easily reverse if our husbandry efforts lapse."
• "The store stocks all kinds of dried vegetables."
• "They make beef stock from the butchery scraps that they otherwise might not have used."
• "to stock a farm, i.e. to supply it with cattle and tools"
• "to stock a warehouse with goods"
• "to stock land, i.e. to occupy it with a permanent growth, especially of grass"
• "We have a stock of televisions on hand."
• "When the bad news came out, the company's stock dropped precipitously."

Synonyms

ancestry, banal, blood, blood line, bloodline, breed, broth, buy in, carry, caudex, commonplace, descent, farm animal, fund, gillyflower, gunstock, hackneyed, inventory, line, line of descent, lineage, livestock, Malcolm stock, neckcloth, old-hat, origin, parentage, pedigree, shopworn, sprout, standard, stemma, stock certificate, stock up, stockpile, store, strain, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn, card stock, feedstock, reputation, rolling stock, rootstock, rudder stock, rudderstock, stock-tie, understock

Related Words

DJIA, foodstock

Anagrams of stock