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=== Pronunciation ===
* {{enPR|stŏk}}, {{IPA|/stɒk/}}
* {{SAMPA|/stQk/}}
* {{audio|en-us-stock.ogg|US}}
* {{hmp|stork|stalk}}

== Noun ==
{{noun}}
# {{cu noun}} Your '''stock''' is the collection of things that you have available, usually to sell.
#: ''It depend on where the store got its '''stock''' from.''
#: ''Storms cause a great deal of damage to the nation's housing '''stock'''.''
#: ''Going out of business! All '''stock''' must be sold.''
#: ''They kept a '''stock''' of food in the basement.''
#: ''Publishing such experiments adds to our stock of knowledge.''
#: ''Police found a '''stock''' of weapons in the house.''
#: ''I asked the '''stock''' boy where to find the juice.''
#: ''Overfishing has wiped out much of the world's fish '''stocks'''.''
# {{countable}} A '''stock''' is a [[share#Noun|share]] in a public company.
#: ''ETFs are mutual funds that trade on '''stock''' exchanges, just as '''stocks''' do.''
#: ''He invests 85% of his money in bonds and 15% in '''stocks'''.''
#: ''The S&P 500 index, which tracks '''stocks''' in all sectors of the economy, remains virtually unchanged.''
#: ''The prices for all three '''stocks''' are likely to decline.''
# If something is in '''stock''' it is at the store and available for sale.
#: ''I think we have five more in '''stock'''.''
# If something is out of '''stock''' it is not at the store and available for sale.
#: ''I'm sorry, we're all out of '''stock'''.''
# {{uncountable}} '''Stock''' is a basic soup made from boiling meat, bones, or vegetables.
#: ''Add a cup of chicken '''stock''' and half a cup of cream and cook for 10 minutes.''
# If you take '''stock''' of a situation, you think about it and plan what to do next.

=== Synonyms ===
* [[store]]
* [[collection]]

=== Related words ===
* [[livestock]]
* [[stock exchange]]
* [[stock market]]
* [[stock broker]]
* [[stock option]]
* [[stock boy]]
* [[rolling stock]]

== Verb ==
{{verb}}
# {{transitive}} If a store '''stocks''' a product, it has it available to be sold.
#: ''They are expensive, and most stores won't '''stock''' them.''
# {{transitive}} If you '''stock''' <math>x</math> with <math>y</math>, you fill <math>x</math> with <math>y</math>.
#: ''I've '''stocked''' the fridge with beer for the party.''
# If you '''stock''' up on something, you get more than you use in a short time.
#: ''Residents there are '''stocking''' up on food and water for the winter.''

=== Synonyms ===
* [[keep]]
* [[provide]]
* [[sell]]
* [[carry]]
* [[supply]]

== Adjective ==
{{adjective}}
# If something is '''stock''', it is the usual one with no special changes or additions.
#: ''The car's engine, tires, brakes and steering are all '''stock'''.''
#: ''The stories are boring and rely on '''stock''' characters.''
#: ''Just get any '''stock''' photo of a business meeting.''

=== Synonyms ===
* [[normal]]
* [[standard]]
* [[typical]]
* [[ordinary]]
* [[routine]]
* [[run-of-the-mill]]

=== Related words ===
* [[stock photo]]
* [[stock character]]
* [[stock car]]