Stock means a supply of things that a store or person keeps to sell or use later. It helps shops and businesses have goods ready when people want them.
The shop has a large stock of toys.
We ran out of stock yesterday.
Stock means parts of a company that people can buy or sell to own a part of that company. It is often used when talking about business and money.
She bought stock in a big company.
Stock prices went up today.
Stock is the part of a gun that a person holds or rests on the shoulder. It usually helps carry and aim the gun comfortably.
He held the rifle by its stock.
The gun stock is made of wood.
Stock means farm animals that people keep for food, work, or selling. Examples are cows, sheep, and pigs.
The farm has many stock animals.
Stock need food and water daily.
Stock means a person's family or where their family comes from. It is often used to talk about a person's roots or background.
He comes from good stock.
She is of royal stock.
Stock means the main part of a plant, like its stem or trunk. New branches or shoots grow from this part.
The plant’s stock is thick and strong.
Cut the stock to grow new plants.
To stock means to have or keep things ready for sale or use. Shops stock goods to sell to customers.
The store stocks many toys.
They stock food for the winter.
Stock can mean a type of cloth used for making clothes or furniture coverings. This use is less common.
The chair is covered in blue stock fabric.
The shirt is made from soft stock material.
