STOCK-IN-TRADE


Meaning of STOCK-IN-TRADE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌstäk-ən-ˈtrād, ˈstäk-ən-ˌ ]

noun

Date: 1721

1. : the equipment, merchandise, or materials necessary to or used in a trade or business

2. : something that resembles the standard equipment of a tradesman or business

humor was her stock-in-trade as a writer

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.