stock

Noun
  1. The capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity) (synset 113354848)
    "he owns a controlling share of the company's stock"
    is a type of: capital, working capital - assets available for use in the production of further assets
    subtypes:
    • common shares, common stock, ordinary shares - stock other than preferred stock; entitles the owner to a share of the corporation's profits and a share of the voting power in shareholder elections
    • no-par stock, no-par-value stock - stock with no par value specified in the corporate charter or on the stock certificate
    • preference shares, preferred shares, preferred stock - stock whose holders are guaranteed priority in the payment of dividends but whose holders have no voting rights
    • float - the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public
    • common stock equivalent - preferred stock or convertible bonds or warrants that can be converted into common stock
    • control stock - shares owned by shareholders who have a controlling interest
    • growth stock - stock of a corporation that has had faster than average gains in earnings and is expected to continue to
    • hot issue, hot stock - newly issued stock that is in great public demand
    • authorized shares, authorized stock, capital stock - the maximum number of shares authorized under the terms of a corporation's articles of incorporation
    • quarter stock - stock with a par value of $25/share
    • reacquired stock, treasury shares, treasury stock - stock that has been bought back by the issuing corporation and is available for retirement or resale; it is issued but not outstanding; it cannot vote and pays no dividends
    • voting stock - shares in a corporation that entitle the shareholder to voting and proxy rights
    • watered stock - stock representing ownership of overvalued assets; stock of a corporation whose total worth is less than its invested capital
    has: share - any of the equal portions into which the capital stock of a corporation is divided and ownership of which is evidenced by a stock certificate
  2. The merchandise that a shop has on hand (synset 104328672)
    "they carried a vast inventory of hardware"; "they stopped selling in exact sizes in order to reduce inventory"
    is a type of: merchandise, product, ware - commodities offered for sale
    same as: inventory
  3. 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 (synset 104329164)
    "the rifle had been fitted with a special stock"
    is a type of:
    • grip, handgrip, handle, hold - the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it
    • support - any device that bears the weight of another thing
    subtypes: pistol grip - a handle (as of a gun or saw) shaped like the butt of a pistol
    is a part of:
    same as: gunstock
  4. A certificate documenting the shareholder's ownership in the corporation (synset 113438244)
    "the value of his stocks doubled during the past year"
    is a type of: certificate, security - a formal declaration that documents a fact of relevance to finance and investment; the holder has a right to receive interest or dividends
    subtypes: share - any of the equal portions into which the capital stock of a corporation is divided and ownership of which is evidenced by a stock certificate
    same as: stock certificate
  5. A supply of something available for future use (synset 113388243)
    "he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars"
    is a type of: accumulation - (finance) profits that are not paid out as dividends but are added to the capital base of the corporation
    subtypes:
    • base, infrastructure - the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area
    • cache, hoard, stash - a secret store of valuables or money
    • provision - a store or supply of something (especially of food or clothing or arms)
    • government issue, issue, military issue - supplies (as food or clothing or ammunition) issued by the government
    • seed stock - a supply of seeds (or tubers) reserved for planting
    same as: fund, store
  6. The descendants of one individual (synset 108118903)
    "his entire lineage has been warriors"
    is a type of: family tree, genealogy - successive generations of kin
    subtypes:
    same as: ancestry, blood, blood line, bloodline, descent, line, line of descent, lineage, origin, parentage, pedigree, stemma
  7. A special variety of domesticated animals within a species (synset 108118376)
    "he experimented on a particular breed of white rats"; "he created a new strain of sheep"
    is a type of:
    • animal group - a group of animals
    • variety - (biology) a taxonomic category consisting of members of a species that differ from others of the same species in minor but heritable characteristics
    subtypes:
    • bloodstock - thoroughbred horses (collectively)
    • pedigree - line of descent of a purebred animal
    belongs to: species - (biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed
    same as: breed, strain
  8. Liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered;
    Used as a basis for e.g. soups or sauces (synset 107600779)
    "she made gravy with a base of beef stock"
    is a type of: soup - liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food
    subtypes:
    same as: broth
  9. The reputation and popularity a person has (synset 114462007)
    "his stock was so high he could have been elected mayor"
    is a type of: reputation, repute - the state of being held in high esteem and honor
  10. Persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant (synset 113151064)
    is a type of: stalk, stem - a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
    same as: 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 (synset 113147850)
    is a type of: plant part, plant structure - any part of a plant or fungus
    subtypes: rootstock - root or part of a root used for plant propagation; especially that part of a grafted plant that supplies the roots
  12. Any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers (synset 111913106)
    is a type of: flower - a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
    subtypes: brompton stock, matthiola incana - European plant with racemes of sweet-scented flowers; widely cultivated as an ornamental
    belongs to: genus matthiola, matthiola - genus of Old World plants grown as ornamentals
    same as: gillyflower
  13. Any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Malcolmia (synset 111912498)
    is a type of: flower - a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
    belongs to: genus malcolmia, malcolmia - genus of plants usually found in coastal habitats; Mediterranean to Afghanistan
    same as: malcolm stock
  14. Lumber used in the construction of something (synset 104329525)
    "they will cut round stock to 1-inch diameter"
    is a type of: lumber, timber - the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material
  15. The handle end of some implements or tools (synset 104328942)
    "he grabbed the cue by the stock"
    is a type of: grip, handgrip, handle, hold - the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it
    subtypes:
    • bitstock, brace - a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring
    • butt, butt end - thick end of the handle
    is a part of:
    • cue, cue stick, pool cue, pool stick - sports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards
    • fishing pole, fishing rod - a rod of wood or steel or fiberglass that is used in fishing to extend the fishing line
    • whip - an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping
  16. An ornamental white cravat (synset 103820267)
    is a type of: cravat - neckwear worn in a slipknot with long ends overlapping vertically in front
    same as: neckcloth
  17. Any animals kept for use or profit (synset 101890115)
    associated with: carry - be able to feed
    is a type of: eutherian, eutherian mammal, placental, placental mammal - mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials
    same as: farm animal, livestock
Adjective
  1. Repeated too often;
    Overfamiliar through overuse (synset 301693210)
    "bromidic sermons"; "his remarks were trite and commonplace"; "hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer"; "repeating threadbare jokes"; "parroting some timeworn axiom"; "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'"
    similar to: unoriginal - not original; not being or productive of something fresh and unusual
    same as: banal, commonplace, hackneyed, old-hat, shopworn, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn
  2. Routine (synset 302304764)
    "a stock answer"
    similar to: standard - conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind
  3. Regularly and widely used or sold (synset 301966886)
    "a standard size"; "a stock item"
    similar to: regular - in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
    same as: standard
Verb
  1. Have on hand (synset 202290237)
    "Do you carry kerosene heaters?"
    is a type of: have, have got, hold - have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
    same as: carry, stockpile
  2. Equip with a stock (synset 202334879)
    "stock a rifle"
    is a type of: equip, fit, fit out, outfit - provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose
  3. Supply with fish (synset 202334729)
    "stock a lake"
    referred to in: animal husbandry - breeding and caring for farm animals
    is a type of: furnish, provide, render, supply - give something useful or necessary to
    verb group: stock - supply with livestock
  4. Supply with livestock (synset 202334574)
    "stock a farm"
    referred to in: animal husbandry - breeding and caring for farm animals
    is a type of: furnish, provide, render, supply - give something useful or necessary to
    verb group: stock - supply with fish
  5. Amass so as to keep for future use or sale or for a particular occasion or use (synset 202328282)
    "let's stock coffee as long as prices are low"
    referred to in: commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
    is a type of: furnish, provide, render, supply - give something useful or necessary to
    subtypes:
    • overstock - stock excessively
    • understock - stock with less than the usual or desirable number or quantity
    same as: buy in, stock up
  6. Provide or furnish with a stock of something (synset 202328055)
    "stock the larder with meat"
    is a type of: furnish, provide, render, supply - give something useful or necessary to
    subtypes:
  7. Put forth and grow sprouts or shoots (synset 200095131)
    "the plant sprouted early this year"
    is a type of: acquire, develop, get, grow, produce - come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
    same as: sprout

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