stock

[stɑːk]

Definition:
1. The capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity).
2. A supply of goods that is available for sale in a store.
3. A supply of something that is available for use.

Use 'stock' in a sentence:

1. I'm afraid we're temporarily out of stock.
2. The company was floated on the stock market in 2001.
3. We stock a wide variety of styles and sizes.
4. The stock market is full of traps for the unwary.
5. Several football clubs are now quoted on the Stock Exchange.
6. He floated his firm on the stock market.
7. We stood stock-still watching the animals.
8. The shortage of good stock has kept some investors away from the stock exchange.
9. Stock prices have climbed close to the peak they'd registered before the stock market crashed in 1987.
10. Trading on the stock exchange may be suspended.
11. 'No comment,' was the actor's stock response.
12. The stock topped out at more than $25.
13. Prices on the stock market, which have been static, are now rising again.
14. He sold the business lock, stock and barrel.
15. The Stock Exchange is very sensitive to political change.
16. Stock prices took a dive.
17. The stock market's precipitous drop frightened foreign investors.
18. He likes to speculate on the stock market.
19. When the U.S. stock market collapsed in October 1987, the Japanese stock market was the most resilient.
20. They cut prices drastically to try and shift stock.
21. We have a fast turnover of stock.
22. IBM is considered the bellwether stock on Wall Street.
23. The gossip was that he had lost a fortune on the stock exchange.
24. I had to stock the boat up with food.
25. Trading on the stock exchange was light today.
26. Shares continued to depreciate on the stock markets today.
27. The stock exchange has registered huge losses this week.
28. They look at the stock ticker to see where the stock price is.
29. Shares soared on the New York stock exchange.
30. The International Stock Exchange started life as a London coffee shop.
31. Do you stock green tea?
32. Check that your size is in stock.
33. She's built up a good stock of teaching materials over the years.
34. I can't wear that! I'd be a laughing stock.
35. They stock every imaginable type of pasta.
36. We stock a wide range of cards and gift wrap.
37. The stock market is in a tailspin.
38. He made a fortune on the stock market.
39. Many people are investing in a small way in the stock market.
40. We ought to stock up on film before our trip.
41. Food stocks are running low.
42. Prices continued to fall on the stock market today.
43. It was time to stand back and take stock of his career.
44. We need to stock up the freezer.
45. We don't carry a large stock of pine furniture.
46. We stock a wide range of perfumes.
47. Our new model is already on the stocks and will be available in the spring.
48. The news had a destabilizing effect on the stock market.
49. The company is seeking a stock exchange listing.