stock
noun
uk/stɒk/ us [ U ] COMMERCE
the total amount of goods that a store or business has for sale:
They've got warehouses full of stock.
be in stock If an item is in stock, it can be supplied the next day.
have/keep sth in stock We can't keep enough high-end products in stock.
be out of stock If any part of your order is out of stock, we will notify you.
Most supermarkets don't have much back-room space to keep a lot of stock.
[ C or U ] PRODUCTION, COMMERCE, ACCOUNTING
goods that a company owns, such as parts, materials, or finished products:
Companies will have to run down stocks before production can really pick up again.
We have reduced stock levels to reflect lower expectations of demand.
Firms should start preparing in January by deciding how much stock they'll need.
[ C or U ] PRODUCTION
a supply of goods or materials:
Oklahoma provide up to 50% of the corn stock needed.
There is a shortage of housing stock.
Coffee prices rose ahead of an expected drop in stocks of beans.
World fish stocks are dangerously low.
[ C or U ] STOCK MARKET, FINANCE ( written abbreviation stk.)
part of the ownership of a company that people have as an investment in the form of shares:
In November, the company's stock hit $2 a share.
stock rises/falls The stock fell 15.5p below the flotation price.
invest in/buy/hold stock The plan would allow shareholders to buy stock at a 50% discount.
James cashed in his stocks and shares.
He received $1.9 million in stock.
She purchased three 1,000-share blocks of the stock.
[ C or U ] FINANCE, GOVERNMENT ( also government stock)
a type of low-risk investment sold by the government that produces a fixed rate of interest:
Dealers reported a flow of funds out of equities into government stock.
Her portfolio of shares and government stocks grew in value.
See also
active stock
advancing share
all-stock
authorized stock
average stock
barometer stock
bearer stock
Big Board stock
bonus stock
buffer stock
build-to-stock
capital stock
closing stock
common stock
Consolidated Stock
convertible loan stock
convertible stock
cyclical stock
dead stock
debenture stock
Exchequer stock
ex stock
gilt stocks
glamour stock
growth stock
housing stock
income stock
irredeemable stock
listed stock
loan stock
make-to-stock
new stock
opening stock
ordinary stock
participating preferred stock
partly-paid stock
penny stock
preferred stock
quoted stock
redeemable stock
registered stock
rolling stock
safety stock
sleeper stock
small stock
split stock
tap stock
tracking stock
trading stock
treasury stock
value stock
watered stock
when-issued stock
widow-and-orphan stock
stock
verb [ T ]
COMMERCE uk/stɒk/ usto keep a supply of a particular type of goods for sale:
Stores can't stock every size and cut and color.
He decides which movies will be stocked at the chain's 650 stores.
to provide a supply of something to a store or company:
There's so much demand that I can't keep the store stocked.
be well stocked (with sth) Manufacturers are well stocked with cheap coffee bought in advance of the quotas.
Phrasal verb
stock up