stock

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural

stocks

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1)

stock

past (v2)

stocked

past participle (v3)

stocked

present participle

stocking

3rd person singular

stocks

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1. 1.A store or supply.

   • We have a stock of televisions on hand.
   • Lay in a stock of wood for the winter season.
   • I checked in the back of the stockroom and found some more stock.

2. 2.The capital raised by a company through the issue of shares; the total of shares held by an individual shareholder.

   • After that last screw-up of mine, my stock is pretty low around here.
   • When the bad news came out, the company's stock dropped precipitously.
   • His grandpa had bought some stock in General Electric in 1905, and he refused to sell it ever after.

3. 3.The raw material from which things are made, such as feedstock.

   • The books were printed on a heavier stock this year.
   • They make beef stock from the butchery scraps that they otherwise might not have used.

4. 4.Stock theater, summer stock theater.

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

1. 1.To have on hand for sale.

   • The store stocks all kinds of dried vegetables.

2. 2.To provide with material requisites; to store; to fill; to supply.

3. 3.To allow (cows) to retain milk for twenty-four hours or more prior to sale.

4. 4.To put in the stocks as punishment.

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By learning goal

Everyday conversation

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General reading & writing

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Academic

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Literature

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Synonyms

• inventory