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  • 81stock — 01. He got rich when he bought some [stocks] in an Internet company, and they increased in value by 100 times what he paid for them. 02. People living in San Francisco are encouraged to [stock] up on water and basic foodstuffs in case of an… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 82stock — [OE] The word stock originally denoted a ‘tree trunk’. It came from a prehistoric Germanic *stukkaz, which also produced German stock ‘stick’ and Swedish stock ‘log’. The lineal semantic descent to the stocks [14], a punishment device made from… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 83Stock — der Stock, (Grundstufe) Teil eines Gebäudes, der höher als das Erdgeschoss liegt Synonyme: Stockwerk, Etage, Obergeschoss Beispiele: Wir wohnen im dritten Stock. Ich wohne einen Stock höher. Kollokation: mit dem Fahrstuhl in den fünften Stock… …

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  • 84stock — [OE] The word stock originally denoted a ‘tree trunk’. It came from a prehistoric Germanic *stukkaz, which also produced German stock ‘stick’ and Swedish stock ‘log’. The lineal semantic descent to the stocks [14], a punishment device made from… …

    Word origins

  • 85stock — 1. noun 1) the shop doesn t carry much stock Syn: merchandise, goods, wares 2) a stock of fuel Syn: store, supply, stockpile, reserve, hoard, cache, bank 3) …

    Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • 86stock — 1. noun /stɒk,stɑk/ a) A store of goods ready for sale; inventory. We have a stock of televisions on hand. b) A supply of anything ready for use. Lay in a stock of wood for the winter season …

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  • 87Stock — A type of security that signifies ownership in a corporation and represents a claim on part of the corporation s assets and earnings. There are two main types of stock: common and preferred. Common stock usually entitles the owner to vote at… …

    Investment dictionary

  • 88stock — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. stem, bole, trunk; race, family; livestock, cattle; [gun] butt; capital; broth; merchandise, goods; raw materials; repertory; informal, belief. See ancestry, store, drama, provision, quantity. II… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 89Stock — Stockm 1.eigensinniger,störrischerMensch.EriststeifundstarrwieeinStock.1500ff. 2.FlascheRotweinfürdieRunde.MeintvielleichtdieGrundlageunterdenNahrungsmittelnoderentstammtengl»stock=Brühe,Suppe«.Gammlerspr.1962ff. 3.schlechtesteNote.Wohlweil(Stock …

    Wörterbuch der deutschen Umgangssprache

  • 90stock — /stɒk/ noun 1. the quantity of goods for sale in a warehouse or retail outlet ♦ to buy a shop with stock at valuation when buying a shop, to pay a price for the stock which is the same as its value as estimated by the valuer ♦ to purchase stock… …

    Dictionary of banking and finance