stock

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Adjective 1.5.1 Translations 1.6 See also 1.7 Anagrams 2 Dutch 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Derived terms 2.3 References 3 French 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Pronunciation 3.3 Noun 3.3.1 Derived terms 4 Italian 4.1 Etymology 4.2 Noun 5 Swedish 5.1 Noun

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[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: stŏk, IPA: /stɒk/, SAMPA: /stQk/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Rhymes: -ɒk

[edit] Etymology

Old English stoc

[edit] Noun

stock (countable and uncountable; plural stocks)

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. Any of the several species of cruciferous flowers in the genus Matthiola.
4. Farm or ranch animals.
5. Railroad rolling stock.
6. (finance) The capital raised by a company through the issue of shares. The total of shares held by an individual shareholder.
7. The part of a rifle or shotgun that rests against the shooter's shoulder.
8. (nautical) A bar going through an anchor, perpendicular to the flukes.
9. (nautical) The axle attached to the rudder, which transfers the movement of the helm to the rudder.
10. (uncountable, countable) Broth made from meat or vegetables, used as a basis for stew or soup.
11. The type of paper used in printing.

    The books were printed on a heavier stock this year.

12. A wide necktie popular in the eighteenth century, often seen today as a part of formal wear for horse riding competitions.
13. In a card game, a stack of undealt cards made available to the players.
14. (geology) A pipe (vertical cylinder of ore)

[edit] Synonyms

• (farm or ranch animals): livestock
• (railroad equipment): rolling stock
• (axle attached to rudder): rudder stock

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[edit] Verb

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

1. To have on hand for sale.

   The store stocks all kinds of dried vegetables.

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stock (not comparable)

1. Normally available for purchase.

   stock items

   stock sizes

2. Straightforward, plain, very basic

   That band is quite stock

   He gave me a stock answer

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[edit] See also

• DJIA
• foodstock

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: ckost
• tocks

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Etymology

From English stock.

[edit] Noun

stock (plural stocks, diminutive stockje, diminutive plural stockjes) m.

1. stock, goods in supply
2. basic capital
3. shares (equity)

[edit] Derived terms

• stockdividend n.

[edit] References

• M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

From English stock.

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[edit] Noun

stock (plural stockm)

1. stock, goods in supply

[edit] Derived terms

• stocker
• stockage

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Etymology

From English stock.

[edit] Noun

stock (plural stocks, diminutive stockje, diminutive plural stockjes) m.

1. stock, goods in supply, inventory

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Noun

stock c. (plural: stockar, definite singular stocken, definite plural stockarna)

1. log (trunk of a dead tree)
2. stock (of a gun)