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A stock is a type of investment that represents a small ownership share in a company. When you buy a stock, you become a shareholder, which means you own part of that company. The value of stocks can go up or down, depending on how well the company does.

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"stock" as noun

1 - A store or supply.

2 - The capital raised by a company through the issue of shares. The total of shares held by an individual shareholder.

3 - The raw material from which things are made; feedstock.

"stock" as verb

1 - To have on hand for sale.

2 - To provide with material requisites; to store; to fill; to supply.

3 - To allow (cows) to retain milk for twenty-four hours or more prior to sale.

"stock" as adjective

1 - Of a type normally available for purchase/in stock.

2 - (racing, of a race car) Having the same configuration as cars sold to the non-racing public, or having been modified from such a car.

3 - Straightforward, ordinary, just another, very basic.

"stock" as noun

1 - A thrust with a rapier; a stoccado.

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Synonyms
1 - inventory
2 - supply
3 - stockpile
4 - reserve
5 - store
6 - strain
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Antonyms
1 - depletion
2 - loss
3 - scarcity
4 - deficiency
5 - insufficiency
6 - want
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Examples in Context

1 - They stitched together a simple website using free templates and stock photos.

1 - Apañaron una web sencilla usando plantillas gratuitas y fotos de stock .

2 - The part number was crucial for locating stock quickly on the shelves.

2 - La referencia fue crucial para localizar rápidamente el stock en las estanterías.

3 - Investing everything in one volatile stock is a recipe for ruin.

3 - Invertirlo todo en una sola acción volátil es una receta para el desastre.

4 - Investors avoid that stock ; its shares trade in a graveyard market.

4 - Los inversores evitan esa acción ; sus títulos cotizan en un mercado muerto.

5 - The library can order books on request if they're not in stock .

5 - La biblioteca puede pedir libros a petición si no están en existencia .

6 - They keep track of their inventory to avoid running out of stock .

6 - Llevan un control de su inventario para evitar quedarse sin existencias .

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