(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
Stocks are shares in the ownership of a company, or investments on which a fixed amount of interest will be paid. (BUSINESS)
...the buying and selling of ~s and shares...
N-COUNT: usu pl
2.
A company’s ~ is the amount of money which the company has through selling shares. (BUSINESS)
Two years later, when Compaq went public, their ~ was valued at $38 million...
N-UNCOUNT: usu poss N
3.
If a shop ~s particular goods, it keeps a supply of them to sell.
The shop ~s everything from cigarettes to recycled loo paper.
VERB: no cont, V n
4.
A shop’s ~ is the total amount of goods which it has available to sell.
We took the decision to withdraw a quantity of ~ from sale.
N-UNCOUNT
5.
If you ~ something such as a cupboard, shelf, or room, you fill it with food or other things.
I worked ~ing shelves in a grocery store...
Some families ~ed their cellars with food and water...
The kitchen cupboard was ~ed with tins of soup.
VERB: V n, V n with n, V-ed
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Stock up means the same as ~ .
I had to ~ the boat up with food...
Start planning for Christmas now by ~ing up the freezer with some festive dishes.
PHRASAL VERB: V n P with n, V P n (not pron) with n
6.
If you have a ~ of things, you have a supply of them stored in a place ready to be used.
Stocks of ammunition were running low.
N-COUNT: with supp, usu N of n
7.
The ~ of something is the total amount of it that is available in a particular area. (mainly BRIT)
...the ~ of accommodation available to be rented.
N-SING: with supp
8.
If you are from a particular ~, you are descended from a particular group of people. (FORMAL)
We are both from working class ~.
N-UNCOUNT: usu supp N
9.
Stock are cattle, sheep, pigs, or other animals which are kept by a farmer, usually ones which have been specially bred.
I am carefully selecting the breeding ~...
= live~
N-PLURAL
10.
A ~ answer, expression, or way of doing something is one that is very commonly used, especially because people cannot be bothered to think of something new.
My boss had a ~ response–‘If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it!’...
= standard
ADJ: ADJ n
11.
Stock is a liquid, usually made by boiling meat, bones, or vegetables in water, that is used to give flavour to soups and sauces.
N-MASS
12.
see also ~ing , laughing ~ , rolling ~
13.
If goods are in ~, a shop has them available to sell. If they are out of ~, it does not.
Check that your size is in ~...
Lemon and lime juice were both temporarily out of ~.
PHRASE: usu v-link PHR
14.
If you take ~, you pause to think about all the aspects of a situation or event before deciding what to do next.
It was time to take ~ of the situation...
PHRASE: V inflects, usu PHR of n
15.
lock, ~, and barrel: see barrel