Stock Meaning
There are 27 meaning(s) for word Stock
Meaning 1 : 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
Example : the rifle had been fitted with a special stock
Synonyms : gunstock
Example : the rifle had been fitted with a special stock
Synonyms : gunstock
Meaning 4 : any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers
Synonyms : gillyflower
Synonyms : gillyflower
Meaning 5 : repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
Example : a stock answer
Synonyms : banal, commonplace, hackneyed, old-hat, shopworn, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn
Example : a stock answer
Synonyms : banal, commonplace, hackneyed, old-hat, shopworn, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn
Meaning 7 : the descendants of one individual
Synonyms : ancestry, blood, blood line, bloodline, descent, line, line of descent, lineage, origin, parentage, pedigree, stemma
Synonyms : ancestry, blood, blood line, bloodline, descent, line, line of descent, lineage, origin, parentage, pedigree, stemma
Meaning 8 : any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Malcolmia
Synonyms : malcolm stock
Synonyms : malcolm stock
Meaning 13 : a certificate documenting the shareholder's ownership in the corporation
Example : the value of his stocks doubled during the past year
Synonyms : stock certificate
Example : the value of his stocks doubled during the past year
Synonyms : stock certificate
Meaning 14 : amass so as to keep for future use or sale or for a particular occasion or use
Example : let's stock coffee as long as prices are low
Synonyms : buy in, stock up
Example : let's stock coffee as long as prices are low
Synonyms : buy in, stock up
Meaning 16 : liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered; used as a basis for e.g. soups or sauces
Example : she made gravy with a base of beef stock
Synonyms : broth
Example : she made gravy with a base of beef stock
Synonyms : broth
Meaning 18 : a plant or stem onto which a graft is made; especially a plant grown specifically to provide the root part of grafted plants
Meaning 19 : equip with a stock
Example : stock a rifle
Example : stock a rifle
Meaning 20 : lumber used in the construction of something
Example : they will cut round stock to 1-inch diameter
Example : they will cut round stock to 1-inch diameter
Meaning 21 : provide or furnish with a stock of something
Example : stock the larder with meat
Example : stock the larder with meat
Meaning 22 : routine
Example : a stock answer
Example : a stock answer
Meaning 23 : supply with fish
Example : stock a lake
Example : stock a lake
Meaning 24 : supply with livestock
Example : stock a farm
Example : stock a farm
Meaning 25 : the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity)
Example : he owns a controlling share of the company's stock
Example : he owns a controlling share of the company's stock
Meaning 26 : the handle end of some implements or tools
Example : he grabbed the cue by the stock
Example : he grabbed the cue by the stock
Meaning 27 : the reputation and popularity a person has
Example : his stock was so high he could have been elected mayor
Example : his stock was so high he could have been elected mayor
How to Pronounce Stock
- stɑk
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