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  • 71stock — /stɒk / (say stok) noun 1. an aggregate of goods kept on hand by a merchant, business firm, manufacturer, etc., for the supply of customers. 2. a quantity of something accumulated, as for future use: a stock of provisions. 3. → livestock. 4. →… …

  • 72stock — n., adj., & v. n. 1 a store of goods etc. ready for sale or distribution etc. 2 a supply or quantity of anything for use (lay in winter stocks of fuel; a great stock of information). 3 equipment or raw material for manufacture or trade etc.… …

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  • 73stock — 1. noun 1) the store carries little stock Syn: merchandise, goods, wares, items/articles for sale, inventory 2) a stock of fuel Syn: store, supply, stockpile, reserve, hoard, cache …

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  • 74stock — [[t]stɒk[/t]] n. 1) bus a supply of goods kept on hand for sale to customers by a merchant, manufacturer, etc.; inventory 2) a quantity of something accumulated, as for future use 3) livestock 4) sbz a) a theatrical stock company b) the work or… …

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  • 75stock up — verb amass so as to keep for future use or sale or for a particular occasion or use let s stock coffee as long as prices are low • Syn: ↑stock, ↑buy in • Derivationally related forms: ↑stock (for: ↑stock), ↑ …

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  • 76stock — {{11}}stock (n.1) O.E. stocc stump, post, stake, tree trunk, log, also pillory (usually plural, stocks), from P.Gmc. *stukkaz tree trunk (Cf. O.N. stokkr block of wood, trunk of a tree, O.S., O.Fris. stok, M.Du. stoc tree trunk, stump, Du. stok …

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  • 77stock — noun 1》 a supply of goods or materials available for sale or use. 2》 farm animals bred and kept for their meat or milk; livestock. 3》 the capital raised by a company through the issue and subscription of shares.     ↘(usu. stocks) a portion of… …

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  • 78stock — /stɒk/ noun 1. the available supply of raw materials ● large stocks of oil or coal ● the country’s stocks of butter or sugar 2. the quantity of goods for sale in a warehouse or retail outlet ♦ in stock available in the warehouse or store ● to… …

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  • 79stock*/*/ — [stɒk] noun I 1) [C] an amount of something that is kept so that it can be used when it is needed Their stocks of ammunition were running low.[/ex] 2) [U] the goods that are available to buy in a shop We re having some new stock delivered this… …

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  • 80stock — The capital, shares of stock, or certificates of stock issued by a corporation. The sum of all the rights and duties of shareholders in a corporation. 18 Am J2d Corp § 208. Shares in a joint stock company. 30 Am J Rev ed Jnt Stk Co § 10. The word …

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