stock
To have on hand for saleTo have on hand for sale.
» He's making a lot of money in the stock market.
Er verdient auf dem Aktienmarkt ziemlich viel Geld. — xtofu80
Він заробляє багато грошей на біржі. — aandrusiak
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
6 sensesTo have on hand for sale.
The store stocks all kinds of dried vegetables.
have on hand
To provide with material requisites; to store; to fill; to supply.
to stock a warehouse with goods
to stock a farm, i.e. to supply it with cattle and tools
To allow (cows) to retain milk for twenty-four hours or more prior to sale.
To put in the stocks as punishment.
To fit (an anchor) with a stock, or to fasten the stock firmly in place.
(dated)To arrange cards in a certain manner for cheating purposes; to stack the deck.
Examples
408 sentencesHe's making a lot of money in the stock market.
Він заробляє багато грошей на біржі. — aandrusiak
deEr verdient auf dem Aktienmarkt ziemlich viel Geld. — xtofu80
Why did the stock market crash?
Чому обвалився фондовий ринок? — deniko
ruПочему обвалился фондовый рынок? — odexed
Why do stocks go up and down?
Чому біржеві ціни піднімаються та опускаються? — deniko
Tom invested his money in stocks.
Том вклав свої гроші в акції. — Balamax
ruТом вложил свои деньги в акции. — Balamax
deTom investierte sein Geld in Aktien. — wolfgangth
The stock market has dropped today.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
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”).
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Forms
stocks, stocking, stocked, stockedPhrasal verbs
3 phrasal verbsSynonyms
5 synonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
6 patterns- the stock market
- stock market
- stock prices
- out of stock
- in the stock
- stock market is