the goods or merchandise kept on the premises of a shop or warehouse and available for sale or distribution

the store has a very low turnover of stock

buy now, while stocks last!

stock shortages

the capital raised by a company or corporation through the issue and subscription of shares

between 1982 and 1986 the value of the company's stock rose by 86%

liquid made by cooking bones, meat, fish, or vegetables slowly in water, used as a basis for the preparation of soup, gravy, or sauces

a pint of chicken stock

a person's ancestry or line of descent

her mother was of French stock

the trunk or woody stem of a living tree or shrub, especially one into which a graft (scion) is inserted

a herbaceous European plant that is cultivated for its fragrant lilac, pink, or white flowers

an instrument of punishment consisting of an adjustable wooden structure with holes for securing a person's feet and hands, in which criminals were locked and exposed to public ridicule or assault

the part of a rifle or other firearm to which the barrel and firing mechanism are attached, held against one's shoulder when firing the gun

a band of white material tied like a cravat and worn as a part of formal horse-riding dress

a frame used to support a ship or boat out of water, especially when under construction

(of a product or type of product) usually kept in stock and thus regularly available for sale

25 per cent off stock items

(of a phrase or expression) so regularly used as to be automatic or hackneyed

she faltered momentarily and then resorted to the teenager's favourite stock response ‘whatever’

have or keep a supply of (a particular product or type or product) available for sale

most supermarkets now stock a range of organic produce

fit (a rifle or other firearm) with a stock

it was a fine gun which he forged, stocked, and completed himself

a share which entitles the holder to a fixed dividend, whose payment takes priority over that of ordinary share dividends