Noun | 1. | stock - 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" |
2. | ![]() Synonyms: broth | |
3. | stock - the merchandise that a shop has on hand; "they carried a vast inventory of hardware" Synonyms: inventory | |
4. | stock - a supply of something available for future use; "he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars" | |
5. | ![]() Synonyms: farm animal, livestock | |
6. | stock - the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors" | |
7. | stock - 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 | |
8. | stock - the reputation and popularity a person has; "his stock was so high he could have been elected mayor" | |
9. | stock - a special variety of domesticated animals within a species; "he experimented on a particular breed of white rats"; "he created a new strain of sheep" | |
10. | stock - lumber used in the construction of something; "they will cut round stock to 1-inch diameter" | |
11. | stock - a certificate documenting the shareholder's ownership in the corporation; "the value of his stocks doubled during the past year" Synonyms: stock certificate | |
12. | stock - any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Malcolmia Synonyms: Malcolm stock | |
13. | stock - a plant or stem onto which a graft is made; especially a plant grown specifically to provide the root part of grafted plants | |
14. | stock - any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers Synonyms: gillyflower | |
15. | stock - the handle end of some implements or tools; "he grabbed the cue by the stock" | |
16. | stock - persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant Synonyms: caudex | |
17. | stock - an ornamental white cravat Synonyms: neckcloth | |
Verb | 1. | stock - have on hand; "Do you carry kerosene heaters?" |
2. | stock - equip with a stock; "stock a rifle" | |
3. | stock - supply with fish; "stock a lake" | |
4. | stock - supply with livestock; "stock a farm" | |
5. | stock - stock up on to keep for future use or sale; "let's stock coffee as long as prices are low" Synonyms: buy in | |
6. | stock - provide or furnish with a stock of something; "stock the larder with meat" | |
7. | stock - put forth and grow sprouts or shoots; "the plant sprouted early this year" Synonyms: sprout | |
Adj. | 1. | stock - repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; "bromidic sermons"; "his remarks were trite and commonplace"; "hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer"; "repeating threadbare jokes"; "parroting some timeworn axiom"; "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'" Synonyms: hackneyed, old-hat, threadbare, timeworn, trite, well-worn, tired, shopworn, banal, commonplace |
2. | stock - routine; "a stock answer" | |
3. | stock - regularly and widely used or sold; "a standard size"; "a stock item" Synonyms: standard |
STOCK, mer. law. The capital of a merchant tradesman, or other person
including his merchandise, money and credits. In a narrower sense it
signifies only the goods and wares he has for sale and traffic. The capital
of corporations is also called stock; this is usually divided into shares of
a definite value, as one hundred dollars, fifty dollars per share.
2. The stock held by individuals in corporations is generally
considered as personal property. 4 Dane's Ab. 670; Sull. on Land. Titl. 71;
Walk. Introd. 211; 1 Hill, Ab. 1 8.
STOCK, descents. This is a metaphorical expression which designates, in the genealogy of a family, the person from whom others are descended: those persons who have so descended are called branches. Vide 1 Roper on Leg. 103; 2 Suppl. to Ves. 307 and Branch; Descent Line; Stirpes.
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