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.
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:
2 a liquid used to add flavour to food, made by boiling meat or fish bones or vegetables in water:
3 animals, such as cows or sheep, kept on a farm
4 the degree to which a person or organization is popular and respected:
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:
10 (of an idea, expression, or action) usual or typical, and used or done so many times that it is no longer original:
12 a part of the ownership of a company that people buy as an investment:
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:
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
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:
22 part of the ownership of a company that people have as an investment in the form of shares:
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.
Shops are currently holding sales to clear their summer stock .
They're trying to get old stock off their hands by cutting prices.
a stock trader
How much of the company's stock do they own?
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