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'
persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant
[ Syn: caudex ]
a plant or stem onto which a graft is made; especially a plant grown specifically to provide the root part of grafted plants
any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers
[ Syn: gillyflower ]
any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Malcolmia
[ Syn: malcolm stock ]
lumber used in the construction of something; they will cut round stock to 1-inch diameter'
the handle end of some implements or tools; he grabbed the cue by the stock'
an ornamental white cravat
[ Syn: neckcloth ]
any animals kept for use or profit
[ Syn: livestock , farm animal ]
the merchandise that a shop has on hand; they carried a vast inventory of hardware; they stopped selling in exact sizes in order to reduce inventory
[ Syn: inventory ]
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
a certificate documenting the shareholders ownership in the corporation; the value of his stocks doubled during the past year
[ Syn: stock certificate ]
a supply of something available for future use; he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars
the descendants of one individual; his entire lineage has been warriors
[ Syn: lineage , line , line of descent , descent , bloodline , blood line , blood , pedigree , ancestry , origin , parentage , stemma ]
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
liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered; used as a basis for e.g. soups or sauces; she made gravy with a base of beef stock
[ Syn: broth ]
the reputation and popularity a person has; his stock was so high he could have been elected mayor'
stock (n.)
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
[ Syn: banal , commonplace , hackneyed , old-hat , shopworn , threadbare , timeworn , tired , trite , well-worn ]
routine; a stock answer'
regularly and widely used or sold; a standard size; a stock item
[ Syn: standard ]
stock (adj.)
have on hand; Do you carry kerosene heaters?
equip with a stock; stock a rifle'
supply with fish; stock a lake'
supply with livestock; stock a farm'
amass so as to keep for future use or sale or for a particular occasion or use; lets stock coffee as long as prices are low
provide or furnish with a stock of something; stock the larder with meat'
put forth and grow sprouts or shoots; the plant sprouted early this year
[ Syn: sprout ]