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stock
has definitions from the fields of zoology,clothing,business,arms,food,biology,botany,finance,stock exchange,writing
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[ noun ] (finance,stock exchange,business) the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to partial ownership
Examples "he owns a controlling share of the company's stock" Used in print (The Dallas Morning News,...)It permits the state to take_over bank_accounts , stocks and other personal_property of persons missing for seven years or more . The other bill , by Sen._A._M._Aikin_Jr. of Paris , would relieve real_estate_brokers , who pay their own annual licensing_fee , from the $ 12 annual occupation_license on brokers in such_as stocks and bonds . (Edwin L. Bigelow and Nancy H. Otis,...)The Manchester_Depot_Sewer_Company issued 214 shares of stock at $ 10 each for construction of a sewer in that locality , and assessments were made for its maintenance . At about the time the Marsden enterprise was getting under_way , the Vail_Light_and_Lumber_Company started construction of a chair stock factory on the site of the present Bennington_Co-operative_Creamery , intending to use its surplus power for generating electricity . (Jane Gilmore Rushing, "Against the Moon,"...)He had sold oil stock to Bob_Hope and Bing_Crosby in_person ; he had helped fight an oil-well fire that raged six days and nights . |
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[ noun ] (food) liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered; used as a basis for e.g. soups or sauces
Synonyms Examples "she made gravy with a base of beef stock" Used in print (Guy Bolton, The Olympians....)A scant half_mile away Shelley and Mary were doubtless sitting on their diminutive terrace , the air about them scented with stock , and listening to the nightingale who had nested in the big lime_tree at the foot of the garden . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (business) the merchandise that a shop has on hand
Synonyms Examples "they carried a vast inventory of hardware" Used in print (Robert Penn Warren, Wilderness....)When he had stored his stock in the great oak chest , locked the two big hasps and secured the additional chain , tied the fly of the tent , and picked_up the cash box , he moved_up the darkening street . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (finance,business) a supply of something available for future use
Examples "he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars" Used in print ("Editorials"...)He seems to have at_least a_few 30 - and 50 - megaton_bombs on_hand , since we cannot assume that he has exploded his entire stock . Related terms accumulation stores issue infrastructure seed_stock provision hoard store |
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[ noun ] (zoology) not used technically; any animals kept for use or profit
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[ noun ] (arms) 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
Synonyms Examples "the rifle had been fitted with a special stock" Used in print (Clayton C. Barbeau, The Ikon....)Certain this menace was only imaginary , he yet stared in fascinated horror , his hand sticky against the stock of his weapon . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (biology) a taxonomic category consisting of members of a species that differ from others of the same species in minor but heritable characteristics
Examples "varieties are frequently recognized in botany" Used in print (Gene Caesar, Rifle for Rent....)Rumors of the offer Tom_Horn had made at the Stockgrowers'_Association meeting had leaked_out by then , and as a grand_jury investigation of the murder got underway , the prosecuting_attorney , a Colonel_Baird , ordered that the tall stock detective be summoned for questioning . Related terms animal_group taxonomic_group bloodstock pedigree cultivar species species biology breed breed |
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[ noun ] the reputation and popularity a person has
Examples "his stock was so high he could have been elected mayor" Related terms |
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[ noun ] lumber used in the construction of something
Examples "they will cut round stock to 1-inch diameter" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (botany) any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Malcolmia
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[ noun ] (finance,stock exchange,writing) a certificate documenting the shareholder's ownership in the corporation
Synonyms Examples "the value of his stocks doubled during the past year" Used in print (Edward Jablonski, Harold Arlen Happy with the Blues....)The Mercers took_up residence in Brooklyn , and Mercer found a regular job in Wall_Street `` misplacing stocks and bonds '' . |
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[ noun ] (botany) any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers
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[ noun ] (botany) a plant or stem onto which a graft is made; especially a plant grown specifically to provide the root part of grafted plants
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[ verb ] have on hand
Examples "Do you carry kerosene heaters?" Used in print (The Philadelphia Inquirer,...)The gala is the Thrift_Shop 's annual bundle party and , as all Thrift_Shop friends know , that means the admission is a bundle of used clothing in good_condition , contributions of household equipment , bric-a-brac and such to stock the shelves at the shop 's headquarters at 1213 Walnut_St. . (Booth Hemingway and Stuart H. Brown,...)We do , however , provide a limited number of extra suits , mainly for children , and we stock extra towels and a_few inexpensive bathing conveniences . |
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[ adjective ] repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
Examples "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'" Used in print (Evan Esar, Humorous English; a guide to comic ,...)Another stock vaudeville gag ran : `` Mother is home sick in bed with the doctor '' . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
Examples "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'" Related terms |
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[ verb ] put forth and grow sprouts or shoots
Synonyms Examples "the plant sprouted early this year" Related terms |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 3493
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