Stock

/stɒk/

The meaning and definition of Stock, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

noun
  1. The capital raised by a company through the issue of shares. The total of shares held by an individual shareholder.
  2. The raw material from which things are made; feedstock.
verb
  1. To provide with material requisites; to store; to fill; to supply.
    “to stock a farm, i.e. to supply it with cattle and tools”
  2. To have on hand for sale.
    “The store stocks all kinds of dried vegetables.”

Definitions from the Free Dictionary API

Synonyms rudder stock livestock card stock rootstock understock rolling stock

Origin

From Old English stocc.

Source: Etymological Wordnet (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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