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Noun
Definition: 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"
Definition: 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"
Definition: 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"
Definition: a certificate documenting the shareholder's ownership in the corporation; "the value of his stocks doubled during the past year"
Definition: a supply of something available for future use; "he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars"
Definition: the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors"
Definition: 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"
Definition: 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"
Definition: the reputation and popularity a person has; "his stock was so high he could have been elected mayor"
Definition: a plant or stem onto which a graft is made; especially a plant grown specifically to provide the root part of grafted plants
Definition: any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers
Definition: lumber used in the construction of something; "they will cut round stock to 1-inch diameter"
Definition: the handle end of some implements or tools; "he grabbed the cue by the stock"
Definition: A store or supply.
Definition: A store of goods ready for sale; inventory.
Definition: A thrust with a rapier; a stoccado.
Verb
Definition: equip with a stock; "stock a rifle"
Definition: supply with fish; "stock a lake"
Definition: supply with livestock; "stock a farm"
Definition: 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"
Definition: provide or furnish with a stock of something; "stock the larder with meat"
Definition: To have on hand for sale.
Adjective
Definition: repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; "bromidic sermons"; "his remarks were trite and commonplace"; "hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer"; "repeating threadbare jokes"; "parroting some timeworn axiom"; "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'"
Definition: routine; "a stock answer"
Definition: Of a type normally available for purchase/in stock.