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US
/ˈstɑk/
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[ UK /stˈɒk/ ]
[ UK /stˈɒk/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
a stock answer
his remarks were trite and commonplace
parroting some timeworn axiom
bromidic sermons
the trite metaphor `hard as nails'
repeating threadbare jokes
hackneyed phrases
bromidic sermons
a stock answer -
routine
a stock answer
a stock answer -
regularly and widely used or sold
a standard size
a stock item
NOUN
- any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Malcolmia
- a plant or stem onto which a graft is made; especially a plant grown specifically to provide the root part of grafted plants
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the handle end of some implements or tools
he grabbed the cue by the stock -
the descendants of one individual
his entire lineage has been warriors - an ornamental white cravat
- persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant
- any animals kept for use or profit
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a supply of something available for future use
he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars -
a special variety of domesticated animals within a species
he experimented on a particular breed of white rats
he created a new strain of sheep -
lumber used in the construction of something
they will cut round stock to 1-inch diameter -
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity)
he owns a controlling share of the company's 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
the rifle had been fitted with a special stock -
the reputation and popularity a person has
his stock was so high he could have been elected mayor -
the merchandise that a shop has on hand
they carried a vast inventory of hardware
they stopped selling in exact sizes in order to reduce inventory - any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers
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a certificate documenting the shareholder's ownership in the corporation
the value of his stocks doubled during the past year -
liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered; used as a basis for e.g. soups or sauces
she made gravy with a base of beef stock
VERB
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equip with a stock
stock a rifle -
amass so as to keep for future use or sale or for a particular occasion or use
let's stock coffee as long as prices are low -
put forth and grow sprouts or shoots
the plant sprouted early this year -
supply with fish
stock a lake -
supply with livestock
stock a farm -
have on hand
Do you carry kerosene heaters? -
provide or furnish with a stock of something
stock the larder with meat
How To Use stock In A Sentence
- For the stock, start by sweating all the vegetables and herbs in a little extra-virgin olive oil, seasoning with salt at the start to help them sweat without colouring.
- The term "strategic" came up again earlier this year, when Ontario's provincial government set up a committee to debate a proposed merger between London Stock Exchange Group PLC and TMX Group Inc., operator of Canada's flagship Toronto Stock Exchange. Canada Turns Wary Eye to Foreign Bids
- The layout of the enclosures, paddocks, and yards suggests an emphasis on stock-raising.
- Fun is the secret ingredient of a lot of great companies, but 10 years of economic prosperity, a resurgent stock market, and the dawning of the dot-com have created other business priorities.
- A perfect mob of street urchins, loafers, shop-men and bar-keepers who could spare a bit of time, lined up in front of the Palace Hotel and watched the plaid-coated, gray-capped visitors in short knickerbockers and golf stockings puff their pipes around the bar and call for "Porter and h'ale, 'alf and The Transformation of Job A Tale of the High Sierras
- · The tailstock quill is brought into working position (Fig. 14) whereby special attention must be given to quill cleanliness. 3. Preparations for thread cutting by dies and taps
- The livestock scheme is run on commercial lines rather than donations. Times, Sunday Times
- Adjacent to the restaurant is a bar, which is well stocked with an assortment of alcoholic beverages and non-alcoholic drinks.
- Try poppies, cornflowers, stocks, love-in-a-mist, cosmos, mignonette, larkspur, honesty, ox-eye daisies, marigolds, phlox, sunflowers, zinnias - whatever takes your fancy.
- Christopher Rees is another self-taught value investor but runs a concentrated portfolio of only ten stocks; his average annual return for the last decade is 24%. Tap Your Inner Buffett
