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Stock

noun

The capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity).

The merchandise that a shop has on hand. Synonym: inventory. "They stopped selling in exact sizes in order to reduce inventory"

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. Synonym: gunstock.

A certificate documenting the shareholder's ownership in the corporation. Synonym: stock certificate.

A supply of something available for future use. Synonyms: fund, store.

The descendants of one individual. Synonyms: ancestry, blood, blood line, bloodline, descent, line, line of descent, lineage, origin, parentage, pedigree, stemma.

A special variety of domesticated animals within a species. Synonyms: breed, strain. "He created a new strain of sheep"

Liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered; used as a basis for e.g. soups or sauces. Synonym: broth.

The reputation and popularity a person has.

10.

Persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant. Synonym: caudex.

11.

A plant or stem onto which a graft is made; especially a plant grown specifically to provide the root part of grafted plants.

12.

Any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers. Synonym: gillyflower.

13.

Any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Malcolmia. Synonym: Malcolm stock.

14.

Lumber used in the construction of something.

15.

The handle end of some implements or tools.

16.

An ornamental white cravat. Synonym: neckcloth.

17.

Any animals kept for use or profit. Synonyms: farm animal, livestock.

verb

(past & past part. stocked; pres. part. stocking)

Have on hand. Synonyms: carry, stockpile.

Equip with a stock.

Supply with fish.

Supply with livestock.

Amass so as to keep for future use or sale or for a particular occasion or use. Synonyms: buy in, stock up.

Provide or furnish with a stock of something.

Put forth and grow sprouts or shoots. Synonym: sprout.

adjective

Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse. Synonyms: banal, commonplace, hackneyed, old-hat, shopworn, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn. "His remarks were trite and commonplace" , "Hackneyed phrases" , "A stock answer" , "Repeating threadbare jokes" , "Parroting some timeworn axiom" , "The trite metaphor 'hard as nails'"

Routine.

Regularly and widely used or sold. Synonym: standard. "A stock item"