What does “stock” mean?
- 1
nounthe goods a store has available to sell
Sorry, that model is out of stock.
- 2
nouna share of ownership in a company that people buy and sell
He invested in tech stocks.
- 3
verbto keep goods available to sell
The store stocks fresh bread every day.
Stock at a glance
- Part of speech
- noun & verb
- CEFR level
- B2 (upper intermediate)
- Pronunciation
- /stɑk/ · STAHK
How to use “stock” correctly
“Stock up on” means buy a lot of something to keep: “stock up on water”.
Common phrases with “stock”
- in stock
- out of stock
- stock market
- stock up on
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