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stock in trade
- goods kept available for sale at a store or shop
- tools, materials, etc. used in carrying on a trade or a business
- any resources, practices, or devices characteristically employed by a given person or group
stock-in-trade also stock in trade (stŏkˌĭn-trādˈ, stŏkˈĭn-trādˌ)
noun- All the merchandise and equipment kept on hand and used in carrying on a business.
- The resources available to and habitually called on by a person in a given situation: A ready wit is her stock-in-trade.