stock
A store or supplyA store or supply.
» He's making a lot of money in the stock market.
Er verdient auf dem Aktienmarkt ziemlich viel Geld.
Він заробляє багато грошей на біржі.
Meaning
42 senses(countable, uncountable)A store or supply.
a supply of something available for future use
A store or supply.
(countable, uncountable)A store of goods ready for sale; inventory.
We have a stock of televisions on hand.
I checked in the back of the stockroom and found some more stock.
Vorrat, Lager, Vorratslager
инвента́рьinventárʹ, ассортиме́нтassortimént, запа́сzapás
інвента́рinventár, запа́сиzapásy
(countable, uncountable)A supply of anything, stored until used; especially, such a supply that is ready for use.
Lay in a stock of wood for the winter season.
Vorrat, Fundus, Handlager
инвента́рьinventárʹ, запа́сыzapásy
інвента́рinventár, запа́сиzapásy
(countable, uncountable)Railroad rolling stock.
The Grand Trunk Railway had just purchased a large order of stock from the American Car and Foundry Company.
(countable, uncountable)A stack of undealt cards made available to the players.
Vorratsstapel
коло́даkolóda
коло́даkolóda
(countable, uncountable)Farm or ranch animals; livestock.
Good ranchers must continually keep watch over the health of their stock.
(countable, uncountable)The population of a given type of animal (especially fish) available to be captured from the wild for economic use.
The stocks of this fishery are recovering from overfishing, but the gains can easily reverse if our husbandry efforts lapse.
(countable, uncountable)The capital raised by a company through the issue of shares; the total of shares held by an individual shareholder.
His grandpa had bought some stock in General Electric in 1905, and he refused to sell it ever after.
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity)
The capital raised by a company through the issue of shares; the total of shares held by an individual shareholder.
(countable, uncountable)The price or value of the stock of a company on the stock market.
When the bad news came out, the company's stock dropped precipitously.
(US, countable, especially, uncountable)A share in a company.
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)The measure of how highly a person or institution is valued.
After that last screw-up of mine, my stock is pretty low around here.
(countable, uncountable)Any of several types of security that are similar to a stock, or marketed like one.
Examples
408 sentencesHe's making a lot of money in the stock market.
Він заробляє багато грошей на біржі.
deEr verdient auf dem Aktienmarkt ziemlich viel Geld.
Why did the stock market crash?
Чому обвалився фондовий ринок?
ruПочему обвалился фондовый рынок?
Why do stocks go up and down?
Чому біржеві ціни піднімаються та опускаються?
Tom invested his money in stocks.
Том вклав свої гроші в акції.
ruТом вложил свои деньги в акции.
deTom investierte sein Geld in Aktien.
The stock market has dropped today.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 4
By meaning 11
By meaning 10
Origin
From Middle English stok, from Old English stocc, from Proto-West Germanic *stokk, from PrFrom Middle English stok, from Old English stocc, from Proto-West Germanic *stokk, from Proto-Germanic *stukkaz (“tree-trunk”).
From Italian stoccata.
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Forms
plural: stocksSynonyms
17 synonyms- the merchandise that a shop has on hand: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:gunstock
- any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers:gillyflower
- persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant:caudex
- any animals kept for use or profit:livestockfarm animal
- an ornamental white cravat:neckcloth
Word family
171 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
6 patterns- the stock market
- stock market
- stock prices
- out of stock
- in the stock
- stock market is