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- [stok]
- /stɒk/
- /stɒk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [stok]
- /stɒk/
Definitions of stocks word
- noun stocks a supply of goods kept on hand for sale to customers by a merchant, distributor, manufacturer, etc.; inventory. 1
- noun stocks a quantity of something accumulated, as for future use: a stock of provisions. 1
- noun stocks livestock. 1
- noun stocks Theater. a stock company: a job in summer stock. 1
- noun stocks Finance. the outstanding capital of a company or corporation. the shares of a particular company or corporation. the certificate of ownership of such stock; stock certificate. (formerly) a tally or stick used in transactions between a debtor and a creditor. 1
- noun stocks Horticulture. Also called understock. in grafting, a stem in which the bud or scion is inserted. a stem, tree, or plant that furnishes slips or cuttings; stock plant. 1
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Origin of stocks
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (noun) Middle English; Old English stoc(c) stump, stake, post, log; cognate with German Stock, Old Norse stokkr tree-trunk; (v.) derivative of the noun
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Parts of speech for Stocks
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adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
stocks popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
stocks usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for stocks
noun stocks
- accumulations — Plural form of accumulation.
- ancestries — Plural form of ancestry.
- annuities — Plural form of annuity.
- appraisals — Plural form of appraisal.
- armories — (US) Plural form of armory.
verb stocks
- carries — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of carry.
- deals — Plural form of deal.
- feeds — Plural form of feed.
- fills — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fill.
- keeps — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
adjective stocks
- cornballs — Plural form of cornball.
- familiars — Plural form of familiar.
- grinders — Plural form of grinder.
- ordinaries — Plural form of ordinary.
- yawners — Plural form of yawner.
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