[stɒk], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the goods or merchandise kept on the premises of a shop or warehouse and available for sale or distribution
(e.g: the store has a very low turnover of stock)

- the capital raised by a company or corporation through the issue and subscription of shares
(e.g: between 1982 and 1986 the value of the company's stock rose by 86%)

- liquid made by cooking bones, meat, fish, or vegetables slowly in water, used as a basis for the preparation of soup, gravy, or sauces
(e.g: a pint of chicken stock)

- a person's ancestry or line of descent
(e.g: her mother was of French stock)

- the trunk or woody stem of a living tree or shrub, especially one into which a graft (scion) is inserted

- a herbaceous European plant that is cultivated for its fragrant lilac, pink, or white flowers

- an instrument of punishment consisting of an adjustable wooden structure with holes for securing a person's feet and hands, in which criminals were locked and exposed to public ridicule or assault

- the part of a rifle or other firearm to which the barrel and firing mechanism are attached, held against one's shoulder when firing the gun

- a band of white material tied like a cravat and worn as a part of formal horse-riding dress

- a frame used to support a ship or boat out of water, especially when under construction


Phrases:
- in stock
- on the stocks
- out of stock
- put stock in
- stock and station
- take stock

Origin:
Old English stoc(c) ‘trunk, block of wood, post’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch stok and German Stock ‘stick’. The notion ‘store, fund’ (stock and stock) arose in late Middle English and is of obscure origin, perhaps expressing ‘growth from a central stem’ or ‘firm foundation’

[stɒk], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- (of a product or type of product) usually kept in stock and thus regularly available for sale
(e.g: 25 per cent off stock items)

- (of a phrase or expression) so regularly used as to be automatic or hackneyed
(e.g: she faltered momentarily and then resorted to the teenager's favourite stock response ‘whatever’)


Phrases:
- in stock
- on the stocks
- out of stock
- put stock in
- stock and station
- take stock

Origin:
Old English stoc(c) ‘trunk, block of wood, post’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch stok and German Stock ‘stick’. The notion ‘store, fund’ (stock and stock) arose in late Middle English and is of obscure origin, perhaps expressing ‘growth from a central stem’ or ‘firm foundation’

[stɒk], (Verb)

Definitions:
- have or keep a supply of (a particular product or type or product) available for sale
(e.g: most supermarkets now stock a range of organic produce)

- fit (a rifle or other firearm) with a stock
(e.g: it was a fine gun which he forged, stocked, and completed himself)


Phrases:
- in stock
- on the stocks
- out of stock
- put stock in
- stock and station
- take stock

Origin:
Old English stoc(c) ‘trunk, block of wood, post’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch stok and German Stock ‘stick’. The notion ‘store, fund’ (stock and stock) arose in late Middle English and is of obscure origin, perhaps expressing ‘growth from a central stem’ or ‘firm foundation’