Meaning of stock
Definition of stock
(adj)
repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; "bromidic sermons"; "his remarks were trite and commonplace"; "hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer"; "repeating threadbare jokes"; "parroting some timeworn axiom"; "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'"
routine; "a stock answer"
(noun)
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity); "he owns a controlling share of the company's stock"
the merchandise that a shop has on hand; "they carried a vast inventory of hardware"; "they stopped selling in exact sizes in order to reduce inventory"
the handle of a handgun or the butt end of a rifle or shotgun or part of the support of a machine gun or artillery gun; "the rifle had been fitted with a special stock"
a certificate documenting the shareholder's ownership in the corporation; "the value of his stocks doubled during the past year"
the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors"
a special variety of domesticated animals within a species; "he experimented on a particular breed of white rats"; "he created a new strain of sheep"
liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered; used as a basis for e.g. soups or sauces; "she made gravy with a base of beef stock"
the reputation and popularity a person has; "his stock was so high he could have been elected mayor"
a plant or stem onto which a graft is made; especially a plant grown specifically to provide the root part of grafted plants
equip with a stock; "stock a rifle"
supply with fish; "stock a lake"
supply with livestock; "stock a farm"