stock

/stɑk/

/stɒk/

Other forms: stocks; stocking; stocked

Stock is collective noun for the stuff a store or a company has to sell, be it toilet paper, automobiles or clothing. Many stores close once a year for a few days to do an inventory of their stock.

Stock is used in all kinds of contexts, as both a noun and a verb, but always has an eye on the things that are present and available. Stock boys stock the shelves at grocery stores. Consumers stock up on toilet paper. Car thieves take stock (assess the stuff they can do) when they run out of gas and the sirens are getting louder. And finally, companies sell stock — small shares of ownership — in their companies to raise money.

Definitions of stock

1. noun

   a supply of something available for future use
   synonyms: fund, store

   types:

   base, infrastructure

   the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area

   cache, hoard, stash

   a secret store of valuables or money

   provision

   a store or supply of something (especially of food or clothing or arms)

   government issue, issue, military issue

   supplies (as food or clothing or ammunition) issued by the government

   seed stock

   a supply of seeds (or tubers) reserved for planting

   seed corn, seed grain

   good quality seeds (as kernels of corn) that are reserved for planting

   type of:

   accumulation

   (finance) profits that are not paid out as dividends but are added to the capital base of the corporation
2. noun

   the merchandise that a shop has on hand
   synonyms: inventory

   type of:

   merchandise, product, ware

   commodities offered for sale
3. noun

   lumber used in the construction of something
   “they will cut round stock to 1-inch diameter”

   type of:

   lumber, timber

   the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material
4. noun

   the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity)
   “he owns a controlling share of the company's stock”

   types:

   common shares, common stock, ordinary shares

   stock other than preferred stock; entitles the owner to a share of the corporation's profits and a share of the voting power in shareholder elections

   no-par stock, no-par-value stock

   stock with no par value specified in the corporate charter or on the stock certificate

   preference shares, preferred shares, preferred stock

   stock whose holders are guaranteed priority in the payment of dividends but whose holders have no voting rights

   float

   the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public

   common stock equivalent

   preferred stock or convertible bonds or warrants that can be converted into common stock

   control stock

   shares owned by shareholders who have a controlling interest

   growth stock

   stock of a corporation that has had faster than average gains in earnings and is expected to continue to

   hot issue, hot stock

   newly issued stock that is in great public demand

   authorized shares, authorized stock, capital stock

   the maximum number of shares authorized under the terms of a corporation's articles of incorporation

   quarter stock

   stock with a par value of $25/share

   reacquired stock, treasury shares, treasury stock

   stock that has been bought back by the issuing corporation and is available for retirement or resale; it is issued but not outstanding; it cannot vote and pays no dividends

   voting stock

   shares in a corporation that entitle the shareholder to voting and proxy rights

   watered stock

   stock representing ownership of overvalued assets; stock of a corporation whose total worth is less than its invested capital

   blue chip, blue-chip stock

   a common stock of a nationally known company whose value and dividends are reliable; typically have high price and low yield

   classified stock

   common stock classified as A or B where A has certain advantages (e.g., voting power) that B does not

   stock of record

   stock held by stockholders of record on a given date

   cumulative preferred, cumulative preferred stock

   preferred stock whose dividends if omitted accumulate until paid out

   type of:

   capital, working capital

   assets available for use in the production of further assets
5. noun

   a certificate documenting the shareholder's ownership in the corporation
   “the value of his stocks doubled during the past year”

   synonyms: stock certificate

   types:

   share

   any of the equal portions into which the capital stock of a corporation is divided and ownership of which is evidenced by a stock certificate

   type of:

   certificate, security

   a formal declaration that documents a fact of relevance to finance and investment; the holder has a right to receive interest or dividends
6. noun

   the descendants of one individual
   synonyms: ancestry, blood, blood line, bloodline, descent, line, line of descent, lineage, origin, parentage, pedigree, stemma

   types:

   family, family line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, phratry, sept

   people descended from a common ancestor

   side

   a family line of descent

   people

   members of a family line

   homefolk

   the people of your home locality (especially your own family)

   house

   aristocratic family line

   dynasty

   a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family

   gens, name

   family based on male descent

   type of:

   family tree, genealogy

   successive generations of kin
7. noun

   the reputation and popularity a person has
   “his stock was so high he could have been elected mayor”

   type of:

   reputation, repute

   the state of being held in high esteem and honor
8. noun

   a special variety of domesticated animals within a species
   synonyms: breed, strain

   types:

   bloodstock

   thoroughbred horses (collectively)

   pedigree

   line of descent of a purebred animal

   type of:

   animal group

   a group of animals

   variety

   (biology) a taxonomic category consisting of members of a species that differ from others of the same species in minor but heritable characteristics
9. noun

   any animals kept for use or profit
   synonyms: farm animal, livestock

   type of:

   eutherian, eutherian mammal, placental, placental mammal

   mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials
10. adjective

    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
    “a stock answer”

    synonyms: banal, commonplace, hackneyed, old-hat, shopworn, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn

    unoriginal

    not original; not being or productive of something fresh and unusual
11. adjective

    routine
    “a stock answer”

    synonyms:

    standard

    conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind
12. adjective

    regularly and widely used or sold
    “a stock item”

    synonyms: standard

    regular

    in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
13. verb

    have on hand
    synonyms: carry, stockpile

    type of:

    have, have got, hold

    have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
14. verb

    amass so as to keep for future use or sale or for a particular occasion or use
    “let's stock coffee as long as prices are low”

    synonyms: buy in, stock up

    types:

    overstock

    stock excessively

    understock

    stock with less than the usual or desirable number or quantity

    type of:

    furnish, provide, render, supply

    give something useful or necessary to
15. verb

    provide or furnish with a stock of something
    “stock the larder with meat”

    types:

    plant

    place into a river

    restock

    stock again

    type of:

    furnish, provide, render, supply

    give something useful or necessary to
16. verb

    supply with fish
    “stock a lake”

    type of:

    furnish, provide, render, supply

    give something useful or necessary to
17. verb

    supply with livestock
    “stock a farm”

    type of:

    furnish, provide, render, supply

    give something useful or necessary to
18. noun

    the handle end of some implements or tools
    “he grabbed the cue by the stock”

    types:

    bitstock, brace

    a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring

    butt, butt end

    thick end of the handle

    rifle butt

    the butt end of a rifle

    type of:

    grip, handgrip, handle, hold

    the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it
19. noun

    the handle of a handgun or the butt end of a rifle or shotgun or part of the support of a machine gun or artillery gun
    “the rifle had been fitted with a special stock”

    synonyms: gunstock

    types:

    pistol grip

    a handle (as of a gun or saw) shaped like the butt of a pistol

    type of:

    grip, handgrip, handle, hold

    the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it

    support

    any device that bears the weight of another thing
20. verb

    equip with a stock
    “stock a rifle”

    type of:

    equip, fit, fit out, outfit

    provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose
21. noun

    a plant or stem onto which a graft is made; especially a plant grown specifically to provide the root part of grafted plants
    types:

    rootstock

    root or part of a root used for plant propagation; especially that part of a grafted plant that supplies the roots

    type of:

    plant part, plant structure

    any part of a plant or fungus
22. noun

    persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant
    synonyms: caudex

    type of:

    stalk, stem

    a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
23. noun

    any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Malcolmia
    synonyms: Malcolm stock

    type of:

    flower

    a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
24. noun

    any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers
    synonyms: gillyflower

    types:

    Matthiola incana, brompton stock

    European plant with racemes of sweet-scented flowers; widely cultivated as an ornamental

    type of:

    flower

    a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
25. verb

    put forth and grow sprouts or shoots
    synonyms: sprout

    type of:

    acquire, develop, get, grow, produce

    come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
26. noun

    liquid in which meat, bones, or vegetables are simmered; used as a basis for e.g. soups or sauces
    “she made gravy with a base of beef stock”

    synonyms: broth

    types:

    liquor, pot likker, pot liquor

    the liquid in which vegetables or meat have be cooked

    beef broth, beef stock

    a stock made with beef

    chicken broth, chicken stock

    a stock made with chicken

    stock cube

    a cube of dehydrated stock

    type of:

    soup

    liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food
27. noun

    an ornamental white cravat
    synonyms: neckcloth

    type of:

    cravat

    neckwear worn in a slipknot with long ends overlapping vertically in front