Stock | Mean of stock in English Dictionary

/ˈstɑːk/

• Noun
• the supply of goods available for sale in a store
1. That camera is out of stock.
2. Do you have any more light bulbs in stock?
3. They carry a large/small stock of computer software.
• a supply of something that is available for use
1. We built up an ample stock of food before the storm.
2. She always seems to have a fresh stock of funny jokes.
3. There was a decrease in available housing stock [=houses and apartments] last year.
• a share of the value of a company which can be bought, sold, or traded as an investment
1. The value of his stocks has soared.
2. Most of her money is invested in stocks.
3. Do you own any stock?
4. She bought (some) stock in the company.
5. stock prices
6. a stock certificate

• the part of a gun that is held against your shoulder
1. the stock of a rifle
• the country or group of people that a person comes from
1. He is of Irish stock. [=his family comes originally from Ireland]
• farm animals (such as cattle) from which meat, wool and other products are obtained
• liquid in which meat, fish, or vegetables have been cooked and then removed and which is used to make soups, sauces, etc.
1. The recipe calls for one cup of chicken/beef stock.
• confidence or faith in someone or something
1. He placed/put a lot of stock in her ability to get the job done. [=he had a lot of trust in her ability to get the job done]
2. I don't put much stock in the rumors. [=I don't think the rumors are believable; I doubt the rumors]
• a wooden frame with holes in it for a person's feet, hands, or head that was used in the past as a form of punishment
1. He was sent to the stocks.
• to carefully think about something in order to make a decision about what to do next
1. We need to take stock and formulate a plan.
2. We should take stock of our finances.
• Verb
• to have a supply of (something) in a store for sale
1. Our store stocks only the finest goods.
2. Do you stock this item?
• to fill (something, such as a room or a building) with a supply of food, drinks, etc.
1. The bar is stocked with beer, wine and liquor.
2. a well-stocked kitchen
3. They stocked the shelves in the store with a variety of imported foods.
• to get a large quantity of something so that you will have it for later use
1. I need to head to the store to stock up.
2. We made sure to stock up on food before the storm hit.
• regularly used or included with something
1. Here are the stock patterns you can choose from.
• commonly used and not original or interesting
1. She gave a stock answer to the reporter's question.
2. a dull narrative with stock characters
• usually available for sale in a store
1. That item is a stock model.
2. stock sizes