STOCK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does stock mean? 

• STOCK (noun)
  The noun STOCK has 17 senses:

1. the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity)

2. the merchandise that a shop has on hand

3. 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

4. a certificate documenting the shareholder's ownership in the corporation

5. a supply of something available for future use

6. the descendants of one individual

7. a special variety of domesticated animals within a species

8. liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered; used as a basis for e.g. soups or sauces

9. the reputation and popularity a person has

10. persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant

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

12. any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers

13. any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Malcolmia

14. lumber used in the construction of something

15. the handle end of some implements or tools

16. an ornamental white cravat

17. any animals kept for use or profit

  Familiarity information: STOCK used as a noun is very familiar.

• STOCK (adjective)
  The adjective STOCK has 3 senses:

1. repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

2. routine

3. regularly and widely used or sold

  Familiarity information: STOCK used as an adjective is uncommon.

• STOCK (verb)
  The verb STOCK has 7 senses:

1. have on hand

2. equip with a stock

3. supply with fish

4. supply with livestock

5. amass so as to keep for future use or sale or for a particular occasion or use

6. provide or furnish with a stock of something

7. put forth and grow sprouts or shoots

  Familiarity information: STOCK used as a verb is common.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STOCK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Context example:

he owns a controlling share of the company's stock

Hypernyms ("stock" is a kind of...):

capital; working capital (assets available for use in the production of further assets)

Meronyms (parts of "stock"):

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)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stock"):

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)

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

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

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)

quarter stock (stock with a par value of $25/share)

authorized shares; authorized stock; capital stock (the maximum number of shares authorized under the terms of a corporation's articles of incorporation)

hot issue; hot stock (newly issued stock that is in great public demand)

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

control stock (shares owned by shareholders who have a controlling interest)

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

float (the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public)

preference shares; preferred shares; preferred stock (stock whose holders are guaranteed priority in the payment of dividends but whose holders have no voting rights)

no-par-value stock; no-par stock (stock with no par value specified in the corporate charter or on the stock certificate)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The merchandise that a shop has on hand

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

inventory; stock

Context example:

they stopped selling in exact sizes in order to reduce inventory

Hypernyms ("stock" is a kind of...):

merchandise; product; ware (commodities offered for sale)

Derivation:

stock (have on hand)

stock (amass so as to keep for future use or sale or for a particular occasion or use)

stockist (one (as a retailer or distributor) that stocks goods)

Sense 3

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

gunstock; stock

Context example:

the rifle had been fitted with a special stock

Hypernyms ("stock" is a kind of...):

support (any device that bears the weight of another thing)

grip; handgrip; handle; hold (the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stock"):

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

Holonyms ("stock" is a part of...):

artillery; gun; heavy weapon; ordnance (large but transportable armament)

gun (a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel))

machine gun (a rapidly firing automatic gun (often mounted))

handgun; pistol; shooting iron; side arm (a firearm that is held and fired with one hand)

Derivation:

stock (equip with a stock)

Sense 4

Meaning:

A certificate documenting the shareholder's ownership in the corporation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Synonyms:

stock; stock certificate

Context example:

the value of his stocks doubled during the past year

Hypernyms ("stock" is a kind 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)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stock"):

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)

Sense 5

Meaning:

A supply of something available for future use

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Synonyms:

fund; stock; store

Context example:

he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars

Hypernyms ("stock" is a kind of...):

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

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stock"):

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)

Derivation:

stock (have on hand)

stock (provide or furnish with a stock of something)

stock (amass so as to keep for future use or sale or for a particular occasion or use)

stock (supply with fish)

stocker (a domestic animal (especially a young steer or heifer) kept as stock until fattened or matured and suitable for a breeding establishment)

stockist (one (as a retailer or distributor) that stocks goods)

Sense 6

Meaning:

The descendants of one individual

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

ancestry; blood; blood line; bloodline; descent; line; line of descent; lineage; origin; parentage; pedigree; stemma; stock

Context example:

his entire lineage has been warriors

Hypernyms ("stock" is a kind of...):

family tree; genealogy (successive generations of kin)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stock"):

family; family line; folk; kinfolk; kinsfolk; phratry; sept (people descended from a common ancestor)

side (a family line of descent)

Sense 7

Meaning:

A special variety of domesticated animals within a species

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

breed; stock; strain

Context example:

he created a new strain of sheep

Hypernyms ("stock" is a kind 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)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stock"):

pedigree (line of descent of a purebred animal)

bloodstock (thoroughbred horses (collectively))

Holonyms ("stock" is a member of...):

species ((biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed)

Derivation:

stock (supply with livestock)

Sense 8

Meaning:

Liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered; used as a basis for e.g. soups or sauces

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

broth; stock

Context example:

she made gravy with a base of beef stock

Hypernyms ("stock" is a kind of...):

soup (liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stock"):

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)

Sense 9

Meaning:

The reputation and popularity a person has

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Context example:

his stock was so high he could have been elected mayor

Hypernyms ("stock" is a kind of...):

reputation; repute (the state of being held in high esteem and honor)

Sense 10

Meaning:

Persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

caudex; stock

Hypernyms ("stock" is a kind of...):

stalk; stem (a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ)

Sense 11

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("stock" is a kind of...):

plant part; plant structure (any part of a plant or fungus)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stock"):

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

Derivation:

stock (put forth and grow sprouts or shoots)

Sense 12

Meaning:

Any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

gillyflower; stock

Hypernyms ("stock" is a kind of...):

flower (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stock"):

brompton stock; Matthiola incana (European plant with racemes of sweet-scented flowers; widely cultivated as an ornamental)

Holonyms ("stock" is a member of...):

genus Matthiola; Matthiola (genus of Old World plants grown as ornamentals)

Sense 13

Meaning:

Any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Malcolmia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Malcolm stock; stock

Hypernyms ("stock" is a kind of...):

flower (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)

Holonyms ("stock" is a member of...):

genus Malcolmia; Malcolmia (genus of plants usually found in coastal habitats; Mediterranean to Afghanistan)

Sense 14

Meaning:

Lumber used in the construction of something

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Context example:

they will cut round stock to 1-inch diameter

Hypernyms ("stock" is a kind of...):

lumber; timber (the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material)

Sense 15

Meaning:

The handle end of some implements or tools

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Context example:

he grabbed the cue by the stock

Hypernyms ("stock" is a kind of...):

grip; handgrip; handle; hold (the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stock"):

butt; butt end (thick end of the handle)

bitstock; brace (a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring)

Holonyms ("stock" is a part of...):

cue; cue stick; pool cue; pool stick (sports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards)

fishing pole; fishing rod (a rod of wood or steel or fiberglass that is used in fishing to extend the fishing line)

whip (an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping)

Sense 16

Meaning:

An ornamental white cravat

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

neckcloth; stock

Hypernyms ("stock" is a kind of...):

cravat (neckwear worn in a slipknot with long ends overlapping vertically in front)

Sense 17

Meaning:

Any animals kept for use or profit

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

farm animal; livestock; stock

Hypernyms ("stock" is a kind of...):

eutherian; eutherian mammal; placental; placental mammal (mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials)

Domain member category:

carry (be able to feed)

Derivation:

stocker (a domestic animal (especially a young steer or heifer) kept as stock until fattened or matured and suitable for a breeding establishment)

• STOCK (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

Synonyms:

banal; commonplace; hackneyed; old-hat; shopworn; stock; threadbare; timeworn; tired; trite; well-worn

Context example:

the trite metaphor 'hard as nails'

Similar:

unoriginal (not original; not being or productive of something fresh and unusual)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Routine

Context example:

a stock answer

Similar:

standard (conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Regularly and widely used or sold

Synonyms:

standard; stock

Context example:

a stock item

Similar:

regular (in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle)

• STOCK (verb)

Conjugation:

Sense 1

Meaning:

Have on hand

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Synonyms:

carry; stock; stockpile

Context example:

Do you carry kerosene heaters?

Hypernyms (to "stock" is one way to...):

have; have got; hold (have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

stock (the merchandise that a shop has on hand)

stock (a supply of something available for future use)

stockist (one (as a retailer or distributor) that stocks goods)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Equip with a stock

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Context example:

stock a rifle

Hypernyms (to "stock" is one way to...):

equip; fit; fit out; outfit (provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

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)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Supply with fish

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Context example:

stock a lake

Hypernyms (to "stock" is one way to...):

furnish; provide; render; supply (give something useful or necessary to)

Verb group:

stock (supply with livestock)

Domain category:

animal husbandry (breeding and caring for farm animals)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

stock (a supply of something available for future use)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Supply with livestock

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Context example:

stock a farm

Hypernyms (to "stock" is one way to...):

furnish; provide; render; supply (give something useful or necessary to)

Verb group:

stock (supply with fish)

Domain category:

animal husbandry (breeding and caring for farm animals)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

stock (a special variety of domesticated animals within a species)

Sense 5

Meaning:

Amass so as to keep for future use or sale or for a particular occasion or use

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Synonyms:

buy in; stock; stock up

Context example:

let's stock coffee as long as prices are low

Hypernyms (to "stock" is one way to...):

furnish; provide; render; supply (give something useful or necessary to)

Domain category:

commerce; commercialism; mercantilism (transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services))

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "stock"):

overstock (stock excessively)

understock (stock with less than the usual or desirable number or quantity)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

stock (the merchandise that a shop has on hand)

stock (a supply of something available for future use)

stockist (one (as a retailer or distributor) that stocks goods)

Sense 6

Meaning:

Provide or furnish with a stock of something

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Context example:

stock the larder with meat

Hypernyms (to "stock" is one way to...):

furnish; provide; render; supply (give something useful or necessary to)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "stock"):

plant (place into a river)

restock (stock again)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something PP

Sentence example:

They stock the lake with fish

Derivation:

stock (a supply of something available for future use)

stocking (the activity of supplying a stock of something)

stockist (one (as a retailer or distributor) that stocks goods)

Sense 7

Meaning:

Put forth and grow sprouts or shoots

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Synonyms:

sprout; stock

Context example:

the plant sprouted early this year

Hypernyms (to "stock" is one way to...):

acquire; develop; get; grow; produce (come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes))

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

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

 Context examples 

It was the sight of that Alpine-stock which turned me cold and sick.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Keeping a stock of blood products under conditions that ensure those products are suitable for future use.

(Blood Product Storage, NCI Thesaurus)

I laid in a stock, but shall get my gloves in Paris.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

We beat at them with the stocks of our guns, but there was nothing solid or vulnerable to strike.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Derived by Little (1921) from A Lathrop stocks and separated out before 1937.

(C57BL/10 Mouse, NCI Thesaurus)

That places Brazil among the three countries with the world's largest gene stocks in the world, behind only the United States and China.

(LatAm's largest gene bank unveiled in Brasília, Agência BRASIL)

All the stores, I observed, came from our stock, and I could see the truth of Silver's words the night before.

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

So they took stock of the hole where the nest lay, and trotted away.

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)

He will only say: "I don't take any stock in cats. I have more to think of now, and I can wait; I can wait."

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

She had no more gratitude, no more feeling, no more patience, no more reason in her, than a stock or a stone.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)