Definitions For Stock

noun

• A former instrument of punishment consisting of a heavy timber frame with holes in which the feet (and sometimes the hands) of an offender could be locked
• A frame for constraining an animal while it is receiving veterinary attention or while being shod
• A frame that supports a boat while it is under construction
• Any animals kept for use or profit
• An ornamental white cravat
• The merchandise that a shop has on hand
• The handle end of some implements or tools
• 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
• Lumber used in the construction of something
• Liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered; used as a basis for e.g. soups or sauces
• A special variety of domesticated animals within a species
• The descendants of one individual
• Any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Malcolmia
• Any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers
• A plant or stem onto which a graft is made; especially a plant grown specifically to provide the root part of grafted plants
• Persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant
• The capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity)
• A supply of something available for future use
• A certificate documenting the shareholder's ownership in the corporation
• The reputation and popularity a person has
• The supply of goods available for sale in a store
• A supply of something that is available for use
• A share of the value of a company which can be bought, sold, or traded as an investment

verb

• Put forth and grow sprouts or shoots
• Have on hand
• Provide or furnish with a stock of something
• Amass so as to keep for future use or sale or for a particular occasion or use
• Supply with livestock
• Supply with fish
• Equip with a stock
• To have a supply of (something) in a store for sale
• To fill (something, such as a room or a building) with a supply of food, drinks, etc.

adjective

• Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
• Regularly and widely used or sold
• Routine