Meaning of stock In English

• 0 a supply of something for use or sale:

  • It is now halfway through winter and food stocks are already low.

  • The local shop has a good stock of postcards and guidebooks.

  • Much of the city's housing stock (= the number of houses in the city) is over 100 years old.

  • This shop sells its old stock at very low prices.

  • We'll be getting our new stock in on Friday.

  • The new edition is in/out of stock (= available/not available) in major bookshops.

• 1 the amount of money that a company has through selling shares to people:

  • They own 20 percent of the company's stock.

  • Stock prices fell yesterday in heavy trading.

  • She buys and sells stocks and shares.

  • government stock(s)

• 2 a liquid used to add flavour to food, made by boiling meat or fish bones or vegetables in water:

  • vegetable/beef/chicken stock

• 3 animals, such as cows or sheep, kept on a farm

• 4 the degree to which a person or organization is popular and respected:

  • At present, the prime minister's stock is high/low.

• 5 the family or group that a person or animal comes from:

  • He's an American of Irish stock.

  • She's of peasant/noble stock.

  • Some of the animals will be kept as breeding stock.

• 6 the support or handle of a tool, especially the part of a gun that rests against your shoulder

• 7 in the past, a wooden frame that was fixed around someone's feet, hands, and sometimes head, so that they were forced to sit or stand for a long time in public as a punishment

• 8 a garden plant with small pleasant-smelling, brightly coloured flowers

• 9 If a shop or factory stocks something, it keeps a supply of it:

  • Most supermarkets stock a wide range of wines.

  • He has a part-time job stocking shelves in the local supermarket.

  • I always stock up the fridge before my sister comes to stay.

• 10 (of an idea, expression, or action) usual or typical, and used or done so many times that it is no longer original:

  • a stock phrase/response

  • "Don't worry - worse things happen at sea" is her stock expression for whenever anything goes wrong.

• 11 a supply of something for use or sale:

  • [ C ] New regulations should preserve stocks of haddock and other fish.

  • [ U ] The company won’t let you return unsold stock.

  • [ U ] New Video has 4000 titles in stock.

  • [ U ] That CD is out of stock.

• 12 a part of the ownership of a company that people buy as an investment:

  • [ C ] There is more risk with stocks than with bonds.

  • [ U ] Stock prices fell this week.

• 13 a liquid made by boiling vegetables or the bones from meat or fish in water which is used to add flavor to soups and other food:

  • vegetable/beef/chicken stock

• 14 the family, country, or group from which a person comes:

  • He’s an American of Irish stock.

• 15 the part of a rifle (= long gun) that rests against the shoulder

• 16 to keep a supply of something for use or sale:

  • They stock all sorts of gifts for travelers.

• 17 (of an idea, expression, or action) usual or typical:

  • a stock phrase/response

• 18 short form oflivestock (= animals, such as cows or sheep, kept on a farm)

• 19 the total amount of goods that a store or business has for sale:

  • They've got warehouses full of stock.

  • be in stock If an item is in stock, it can be supplied the next day.

  • have/keep sth in stock We can't keep enough high-end products in stock.

  • be out of stock If any part of your order is out of stock, we will notify you.

  • Most supermarkets don't have much back-room space to keep a lot of stock.

• 20 goods that a company owns, such as parts, materials, or finished products:

  • Companies will have to run down stocks before production can really pick up again.

  • We have reduced stock levels to reflect lower expectations of demand.

  • Firms should start preparing in January by deciding how much stock they'll need.

• 21 a supply of goods or materials:

  • Oklahoma provide up to 50% of the corn stock needed.

  • There is a shortage of housing stock.

  • Coffee prices rose ahead of an expected drop in stocks of beans.

  • World fish stocks are dangerously low.

• 22 part of the ownership of a company that people have as an investment in the form of shares:

  • In November, the company's stock hit $2 a share.

  • stock rises/falls The stock fell 15.5p below the flotation price.

  • invest in/buy/hold stock The plan would allow shareholders to buy stock at a 50% discount.

  • James cashed in his stocks and shares.

  • He received $1.9 million in stock.

  • She purchased three 1,000-share blocks of the stock.

• 23 a type of low-risk investment sold by the government that produces a fixed rate of interest:

  • Dealers reported a flow of funds out of equities into government stock.

  • Her portfolio of shares and government stocks grew in value.

• 24 to keep a supply of a particular type of goods for sale:

  • Stores can't stock every size and cut and color.

  • He decides which movies will be stocked at the chain's 650 stores.

• 25 to provide a supply of something to a store or company:

  • There's so much demand that I can't keep the store stocked.

  • be well stocked (with sth) Manufacturers are well stocked with cheap coffee bought in advance of the quotas.