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stock
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- pronunciation:
- stak
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- phrases:
- stock up
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
When you have a stock of food, you have food that is ready for you to use when you need it. Grocery stores keep large stocks of food and other things in the back of their stores.
My dad keeps an extra stock of white envelopes in his closet because he uses so many.That store has a large stock of shoes in all sizes.- synonyms:
- store, supply
- similar words:
- reserve
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| definition 2: |
Farm animals are called "stock."
Farmers work very hard to take care of their stock.The terrible disease killed much of the stock on the sheep farm.- synonyms:
- livestock
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| definition 3: |
When people put money into a company to help the company grow, it means that they now own part of the value of that company. Another way to say this is that they own "stock" in it. Stock is the value of the company divided into equal parts called "shares." If someone invests a lot of money in a company, they own a lot of shares. If someone invests only a little, they still own stock in the company, but their number of shares is low. They have little power in how the company is run.
My grandfather owned most of the stock in his company and made most of the decisions. His brother and sister owned some of the stock too.Some companies sell their shares of stock to the public. People often buy stock in a company hoping to make money. They can make money if the value of the stock increases and they sell the stock for a higher price than they bought it for.- similar words:
- stake
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| definition 4: |
Stock is the liquid in which meat, fish, or poultry has been cooked. Stock is used to make soup or gravy.
Rose's grandmother cooked a chicken and used the stock to make a big pot of chicken soup. |
| definition 5: |
Stock is a person's family background of a particular kind.
Anna's great-grandmother was of Swedish stock and so was her great-grandfather. |
| related words: |
bank, capital, crop, merchandise, mine, origin, pile, ware |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
stocks, stocking, stocked |
| definition 1: |
When someone stocks shelves in a store, they fill the shelves with goods.
Mrs. Lee works in a bookstore, and she often stocks the shelves with new books.- synonyms:
- supply
- similar words:
- appoint, equip, fill, furnish, outfit, provide
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| definition 2: |
When a store stocks things, it keep them ready for future use or sale.
The little store stocks only two kinds of potato chips. If you want a different kind, you have to go to another store.- synonyms:
- offer
- similar words:
- carry, handle, sell, trade in
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| related words: |
supply |
| phrase: |
stock up |
| derivations: |
stocklike (adj.), stocker (n.) |
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