stocks

See also: Stocks

English

The old village stocks in Chapeltown, Lancashire, England.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɒks

Noun

stocks

1. plural of stock

Noun

stocks

1. (plural only) A device, similar to a pillory, formerly used for public humiliation and punishment.
2. (nautical, plural only) The frame upon which a ship is built, and from which it is launched.

Translations

device for public humiliation and punishment

• Dutch: schandpaal (nl) m
• Finnish: jalkapuu (fi)
• French: pilori (fr)
• Romanian: butuc (ro) m

• Russian: коло́дки (ru) f pl (kolódki)
• Swedish: stock (sv) c
• Tagalog: kulma (tl)

base for building a ship

• Greek: σκαρί (el) n (skarí)

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• Hebrew: ^{(please verify)} סד‎ (sad)

Verb

stocks

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of stock

Further reading

• stocks on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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Pronunciation

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Noun

stocks

1. Plural form of stock

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French

Noun

stocks m

1. plural of stock

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Spanish

Noun

stocks

1. plural of stock

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Swedish

Noun

stocks

1. indefinite genitive singular of stock