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adjective

The definition of stock is something that is in normal supply or common.
An example of stock is clothing in sizes small, medium and large in most clothing stores.

noun

Stock is a tree trunk or plant stem.
An example of stock is what a child would climb to reach a tree's branches.
Stock means a share in the ownership of a company.
An example of stock is 100 shares of Disney Corporation.

verb

Stock is defined as to keep a supply of or to provide with something.
An example of stock is buying and storing a large amount of toilet paper.

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stock

the trunk of a tree
Archaic
1. a tree stump
2. a wooden block or log
1. a blockhead
2. anything lacking life, motion, or feeling
1. a plant stem into which a graft is inserted
2. a plant from which cuttings are taken
an underground plant stem; rhizome or rootstock
any of a number of plants of the crucifer family, as evening stock (Mathiola bicornis), or Virginian stock (Malcomia maritima)
1. the first of a line of descent
2. a line of descent; lineage
3. a strain, race, or other related group of animals or plants
4. an ethnic group or other major subdivision of human beings
5. a group of related languages or language families
a supporting or main part, as the handle of an implement, weapon, etc., to which the working parts are attached; specif.,
1. a bitstock or brace
2. the butt or handle of a whip, fishing rod, etc.
3. the block of a plane, in which the cutting blade is inserted
4. the frame of a plow, to which the share, handles, etc. are attached
5. the handle, usually wooden, to which the barrel of a rifle, shotgun, etc. is attached
diestock
the crosspiece near the top of the shank on some anchors
[pl.] a framework; specif.,
1. a former instrument of punishment consisting of a heavy wooden frame with holes for confining the ankles and, sometimes, the wrists of an offender
2. a frame of timbers supporting a ship during construction
3. a frame in which an animal is held, as for shoeing
something out of which other things are made; specif.,
1. raw material
2. water in which meat, fish, etc. has been boiled, used as a base for soup or gravy
a specified kind of paper: heavy stock
a store or supply; specif.,
1. all the animals, equipment, etc. kept and used on a farm
2. livestock
3. the total amount of goods on hand in a store, etc.; inventory
4. the portion of a deck of cards remaining after the hands have been dealt, available for use later in the hand
1. Archaic the part of a tally given to the creditor
2. a debt represented by a tally or tallies
3. the capital invested in a company or corporation through the buying of shares, each of which entitles the buyer to a share in the ownership and, usually, dividends, voting rights, etc.
4. the proportionate share in the ownership held by an individual stockholder
5. the shares of a particular company, industry, etc. or shares, collectively
6. stock certificate
7. Informal a part interest in something
a stock company (sense ), or its repertoire
a former type of large, wide, stiff cravat
stock car (sense )
Obs. a stocking

Origin of stock

Middle English stocke from Old English stocc, akin to German stock, Dutch stok, a stick from Indo-European base an unverified form (s)teu-, to strike, chop from source stump, stub

to provide with or attach to a stock: to stock a firearm, plow, etc.
1. to furnish (a farm) with stock or (a shop, etc.) with a stock
2. to supply with: to stock a pond with fish
to keep or put in a supply of, as for sale or for future use
to sow (land) with grass, clover, etc.

to put forth new shoots: said of a plant
to put in a stock, or supply: often with up

continually kept in stock: stock sizes
of the nature of something kept in stock; common, ordinary, hackneyed, or trite: a stock excuse
that deals with stock
Finance relating to stock or a stock company
1. of or having to do with a theatrical stock company or its repertoire
2. designating or of a character, as in a play or TV show, of a conventionalized type
for breeding: a stock mare
of, or for the raising of, livestock: stock farming

stock Idioms

in stock

available for sale or use; on hand

on the stocks

being built: said of a ship, etc.

out of stock

not immediately available for sale or use; not on hand

take stock

to inventory the amount of stock on hand
to make an estimate or appraisal, as of available resources, probabilities, etc.

take stock in

to have faith in, give credence to, or attribute real significance to

also put stock in

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stock

noun

A supply accumulated for future use; a store.
The total merchandise kept on hand by a merchant, commercial establishment, warehouse, or manufacturer.
a. All the animals kept or raised on a farm; livestock.
b. All the aquatic animals kept or raised in an aquaculture operation.
c. A population of wild animals, especially of a species that is also farmed: interactions between hatchery fish and wild stocks.
a. A kind of financial security granting rights of ownership in a corporation, such as a claim to a portion of the assets and earnings of the corporation and the right to vote for the board of directors. Stock is issued and traded in units called shares.
b. The stock issued by a particular company: a mutual fund that invests in technology stocks.
c. Chiefly British The money invested in a corporation, including debt and equity.
d. Chiefly British A bond, especially a government bond.
The trunk or main stem of a tree or another plant.
a. A plant or stem onto which a graft is made.
b. A plant or tree from which cuttings and slips are taken.
a. The original progenitor of a family line.
b. The descendants of a common ancestor; a family line, especially of a specified character: comes from farming stock.
c. Ancestry or lineage; antecedents.
d. The type from which a group of animals or plants has descended.
e. A race, family, or other related group of animals or plants.
f. An ethnic group or other major division of the human race.
g. A group of related languages.
h. A group of related families of languages.
a. The raw material out of which something is made.
b. Paper used for printing.
The broth in which meat, fish, bones, or vegetables are simmered for a relatively long period, used as a base in preparing soup, gravy, or sauces.
a. A main upright part, especially a supporting structure or block.
b. stocks Nautical The timber frame that supports a ship during construction.
c. often stocks A frame in which a horse or other animal is held for shoeing or for veterinary treatment.
stocks A device consisting of a heavy timber frame with holes for confining the ankles and sometimes the wrists, formerly used for punishment.
Nautical A crosspiece at the end of the shank of an anchor.
The wooden block from which a bell is suspended.
a. The rear wooden, metal, or plastic handle or support of a rifle, pistol, or automatic weapon, to which the barrel and mechanism are attached.
b. The long supporting structure and mooring beam of field-gun carriages that trails along the ground to provide stability and support.
A handle, such as that of a whip, a fishing rod, or various carpentry tools.
The frame of a plow, to which the share, handles, coulter, and other parts are fastened.
a. A theatrical stock company.
b. The repertoire of such a company.
c. A theater or theatrical activity, especially outside of a main theatrical center: a small role in summer stock.
Botany Any of several Eurasian and Mediterranean plants of the genus Matthiola in the mustard family, especially M. incana, widely cultivated for its clusters of showy, fragrant, variously colored flowers.
Games The portion of a pack of cards or of a group of dominoes that is not dealt out but is drawn from during a game.
Geology A body of intrusive igneous rock of which less than 100 square kilometers (40 square miles) is exposed.
Zoology A compound organism, such as a colony of zooids.
a. Personal reputation or status: a teacher whose stock with the students is rising.
b. Confidence or credence: I put no stock in that statement.
a. A long white neckcloth worn as part of a formal riding habit.
b. A broad scarf worn around the neck, especially by certain clerics.
Rolling stock.

verb

stocked, stock·ing, stocks

verb

transitive

To provide or furnish with a stock of something, especially:
a. To supply (a shop) with merchandise.
b. To supply (a farm) with livestock.
c. To fill (a stream, for example) with fish.
To keep for future sale or use.
To provide (a rifle, for example) with a stock.
Obsolete To put (someone) in the stocks as a punishment.

verb

intransitive

To gather and lay in a supply of something: stock up on canned goods.
To put forth or sprout new shoots. Used of a plant.

adjective

Kept regularly in stock: a stock item.
Repeated regularly without any thought or originality; routine: a stock answer.
Employed in dealing with or caring for stock or merchandise: a stock clerk.
a. Of or relating to the raising of livestock: stock farming.
b. Used for breeding: a stock mare.
a. Of or relating to a stock company or its repertoire.
b. Of or being a conventional character or situation that recurs in many literary or cinematic works.

Origin of stock

Middle English stok from Old English stocc tree trunk N., sense 18, short for stock-gillyflower ( from their woody stems )

Related Forms:

stock′age
noun

stock′er
noun

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The trunk or main stem of a tree or another plant.
A plant or stem onto which a graft is made.
A plant or tree from which cuttings and scions are taken.

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Noun

(countable and uncountable, plural stocks)

A store or supply
1. (operations) A store of goods ready for sale; inventory.
  We have a stock of televisions on hand.
2. A supply of anything ready for use.
  Lay in a stock of wood for the winter season.
3. Railroad rolling stock.
4. In a card game, a stack of undealt cards made available to the players.
5. Farm or ranch animals; livestock.
6. The population of a given type of animal (especially fish) available to be captured from the wild for economic use.
(finance) The capital raised by a company through the issue of shares. The total of shares held by an individual shareholder.
1. The price or value of the stock for a company on the stock market
  When the bad news came out, the company's stock dropped precipitously.
2. (figuratively) The measure of how highly a person or institution is valued.
  After that last screw-up of mine, my stock is pretty low around here.
3. Any of several types of security that are similar to a stock, or marketed like one.
The raw material from which things are made; feedstock
1. The type of paper used in printing.
  The books were printed on a heavier stock this year.
2. Undeveloped film; film stock
Stock theater, summer stock theater
The trunk and woody main stems of a tree. The base from which something grows or branches.
1. (horticulture) The plant upon which the scion is grafted.
2. lineage, family, ancestry
  1. (linguistics) A larger grouping of language families: a superfamily or macrofamily.
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
1. The part of a rifle or shotgun that rests against the shooter's shoulder.
2. The handle of a whip, fishing rod, etc.
Part of a machine that supports items or holds them in place.
1. The headstock of a lathe, drill, etc.
2. The tailstock of a lathe
A bar, stick or rod
1. A ski pole
2. (nautical) A bar going through an anchor, perpendicular to the flukes.
3. (nautical) The axle attached to the rudder, which transfers the movement of the helm to the rudder.
4. (geology) A pipe (vertical cylinder of ore)
A bed for infants; a crib, cot, or cradle
(folklore) A piece of wood magically made to be just like a real baby and substituted for it by magical beings.
(uncountable, countable) Broth made from meat (originally bones) or vegetables, used as a basis for stew or soup.
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 piece of black cloth worn under a clerical collar.
A block of wood; something fixed and solid; a pillar; a firm support; a post.
(UK, 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.
A thrust with a rapier; a stoccado.
(shipbuilding, in the plural) The frame or timbers on which a ship rests during construction.
(UK, in the plural) Red and grey bricks, used for the exterior of walls and the front of buildings.
(biology) In tectology, an aggregate or colony of persons, such as as trees, chains of salpae, etc.
The beater of a fulling mill.

Verb

(third-person singular simple present stocks, present participle stocking, simple past and past participle stocked)

To have on hand for sale.
The store stocks all kinds of dried vegetables.
To provide with material requisites; to store; to fill; to supply.
to stock a warehouse with goods
to stock a farm, i.e. to supply it with cattle and tools
to stock land, i.e. to occupy it with a permanent growth, especially of grass
To suffer (cows) to retain milk for twenty-four hours or more prior to sale.
To put in the stocks as punishment.

Adjective

(not comparable)

Of a type normally available for purchase/in stock.
stock items
stock sizes
(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.
Straightforward, ordinary, very basic.
That band is quite stock
He gave me a stock answer

Origin

Old English stocc, with modern senses mostly referring either to the trunk from which the tree grows (figuratively, its origin and/or support/foundation), or to a piece of wood, stick, or rod. How the senses of "supply" and "raw material" developed from these is unclear, however.

Suffix

Forming the names of theme-based festivals or concerts.

Origin

From Woodstock, a famous American festival.

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stock - Legal Definition

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