Meaning of "stock" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD STOCK

Old English stocc trunk (of a tree), stem, stick (the various senses developed from these meanings, as trunk of a tree, hence line of descent; structures made of timber; a store of timber or other goods for future use, hence an aggregate of goods, animals, etc); related to Old Saxon, Old High German stock stick, stump.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF STOCK

stock  [stɒk]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STOCK

Stock is a verb and can also act as a noun and an adjective.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb stock in English.

WHAT DOES STOCK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Stock

The stock of a corporation constitutes the equity stake of its owners. It represents the residual assets of the company that would be due to stockholders after discharge of all senior claims such as secured and unsecured debt. Stockholders' equity cannot be withdrawn from the company in a way that is intended to be detrimental to the company's creditors.

Definition of stock in the English dictionary

The first definition of stock in the dictionary is the total goods or raw material kept on the premises of a shop or business. Other definition of stock is a supply of something stored for future use. Stock is also the capital raised by a company through the issue and subscription of shares entitling their holders to dividends, partial ownership, and usually voting rights.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO STOCK

PRESENT

Present

I stock

you stock

he/she/it stocks

we stock

you stock

they stock

Present continuous

I am stocking

you are stocking

he/she/it is stocking

we are stocking

you are stocking

they are stocking

Present perfect

I have stocked

you have stocked

he/she/it has stocked

we have stocked

you have stocked

they have stocked

Present perfect continuous

I have been stocking

you have been stocking

he/she/it has been stocking

we have been stocking

you have been stocking

they have been stocking

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I stocked

you stocked

he/she/it stocked

we stocked

you stocked

they stocked

Past continuous

I was stocking

you were stocking

he/she/it was stocking

we were stocking

you were stocking

they were stocking

Past perfect

I had stocked

you had stocked

he/she/it had stocked

we had stocked

you had stocked

they had stocked

Past perfect continuous

I had been stocking

you had been stocking

he/she/it had been stocking

we had been stocking

you had been stocking

they had been stocking

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will stock

you will stock

he/she/it will stock

we will stock

you will stock

they will stock

Future continuous

I will be stocking

you will be stocking

he/she/it will be stocking

we will be stocking

you will be stocking

they will be stocking

Future perfect

I will have stocked

you will have stocked

he/she/it will have stocked

we will have stocked

you will have stocked

they will have stocked

Future perfect continuous

I will have been stocking

you will have been stocking

he/she/it will have been stocking

we will have been stocking

you will have been stocking

they will have been stocking

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would stock

you would stock

he/she/it would stock

we would stock

you would stock

they would stock

Conditional continuous

I would be stocking

you would be stocking

he/she/it would be stocking

we would be stocking

you would be stocking

they would be stocking

Conditional perfect

I would have stock

you would have stock

he/she/it would have stock

we would have stock

you would have stock

they would have stock

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been stocking

you would have been stocking

he/she/it would have been stocking

we would have been stocking

you would have been stocking

they would have been stocking

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you stock
we let´s stock
you stock

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to stock

Past participle

stocked

Present Participle

stocking

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «STOCK»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «stock» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of stock

ancestry · array · assets · assortment · background · banal · basic · breed · cache · capital · carry · cattle · choice · commodities · commonplace · conventional · customary · descent · equip · equipment · equities · extraction · family · fill · fit out · fund · funds · furnish · goods · hackneyed · handle · hoard · house · keep · kit out · line · line of descent · lineage · livestock · merchandise · ordinary · overused · parentage · pedigree · property · provision · race · range · regular · reserve · reservoir · rolling stock · routine · run-of-the-mill · securities · selection · sell · set · standard · staple · stereotyped · stockpile · store · strain · supply · traditional · trite · type · usual · variety · wares · worn-out

TRANSLATION OF STOCK

Find out the translation of stock to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of stock from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «stock» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 库存
• Translator English - Spanish: existencias
• English: stock
• Translator English - Hindi: शेयर
• Translator English - Arabic: سَهْم
• Translator English - Russian: запас
• Translator English - Portuguese: ação
• Translator English - Bengali: স্টক
• Translator English - French: capital
• Translator English - Malay: Saham
• Translator English - German: Vorrat
• Translator English - Japanese: 在庫品
• Translator English - Korean: 재고
• Translator English - Javanese: Simpenan
• Translator English - Vietnamese: hàng tồn kho
• Translator English - Tamil: பங்கு
• Translator English - Marathi: स्टॉक
• Translator English - Turkish: Stok
• Translator English - Italian: scorta
• Translator English - Polish: zapas
• Translator English - Ukrainian: акція
• Translator English - Romanian: acțiune
• Translator English - Greek: απόθεμα
• Translator English - Afrikaans: voorraad
• Translator English - Swedish: buljong
• Translator English - Norwegian: varelager

10 QUOTES WITH «STOCK»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word stock.

1

Ernie Banks

I own stock, and I also insure my car with Geico.

2

Maria Bartiromo

The institutional investor remains the bigger influence on individual trades simply because the institutional investor has more money to support the order and that will have more of an impact on the stock.

3

Jean Baudrillard

There exists, between people in love, a kind of capital held by each. This is not just a stock of affects or pleasure, but also the possibility of playing double or quits with the share you hold in the other's heart.

4

Josh Brolin

I used to go to Vegas and play the horses, and then I realised how ridiculous that was. There is no winning in gambling, but there is on the stock market.

5

Warren Buffett

I bought a company in the mid-'90s called Dexter Shoe and paid $400 million for it. And it went to zero. And I gave about $400 million worth of Berkshire stock, which is probably now worth $400 billion. But I've made lots of dumb decisions. That's part of the game.

6

Jean Charest

We would much prefer to see ownership in the hands of the Maple Group, if only because we would much rather see Canadian ownership of our stock exchange. What we are first of all interested in is making sure that Montreal is able to preserve that niche or expertise.

7

Ron Chernow

One of the very nice things about investing in the stock market is that you learn about all different aspects of the economy. It's your window into a very large world.

8

Ron Chernow

Stock market corrections, although painful at the time, are actually a very healthy part of the whole mechanism, because there are always speculative excesses that develop, particularly during the long bull market.

9

Ron Chernow

We really haven't had very much experience with people funding their retirement out of the stock market, and we don't know, frankly, how it would work under every scenario.

10

Clayton M. Christensen

By doing what they must do to keep their margins strong and their stock price healthy, every company paves the way for its own disruption.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STOCK»

Discover the use of stock in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to stock and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Quantitative Fisheries Stock Assessment: Choice, Dynamics ...

This book really began in 1980 with our first microcomputer, an Apple II +.

R. Hilborn, C.J. Walters, 2003

The Five Rules for Successful Stock Investing: Morningstar's ...

Based on the philosophy that "investing should be fun, but not a game," this comprehensive guide will put even the most cautious investors back on the right track by helping them pick the right stocks, find great companies, and understand ...

Pat Dorsey, 2011

How the Stock Market Works

Describes the stock market, including how it works, its positive and negative effects, and its relationship to the Great Depression and the recession that began in 2008.

Kathy Furgang, 2010

Technical Analysis of Stock Trends, Ninth Edition

New and updated material on Dow Theory and long term investing, including new tables of performance and risk Magee’s Basing Points Procedure, a previously little noticed gem The use of Edwards and Magee’s methodology in the futures and ...

Robert D. Edwards, John Magee, W.H.C. Bassetti, 2007

A History of the Global Stock Market: From Ancient Rome to ...

In A History of the Global Stock Market, B. Mark Smith weaves an entertaining tale that ranges from medieval trading companies and nineteenth-century robber barons to modern theorists and international speculators.

B. Mark Smith, 2004

The Stock Market Course

Praise for The Stock Market Course "An essential guide for anyone who wants to avoid getting burned in the stock market. This book tells you how to make money and how not to lose it.

George A. Fontanills, Tom Gentile, 2002

Reminiscences of a Stock Operator

Generations of readers have found that it has more to teach them about markets and people than years of experience. This is a timeless tale that will enrich your life—and your portfolio.

Edwin Lefèvre, 2011

The English East India Company: The Study of an Early ...

First published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

K. N. Chaudhuri, 1999

Taking Stock: The Status of Criminological Theory

The very richness of our thinking about crime, however, leads to questions about the relative merits of these competing paradigms. Accordingly, in this volume advocates of prominent theories are asked to "take stock" of their perspectives.

Francis T. Cullen, John Wright, Kristie Blevins, 2011

Stock Investing For Dummies

For stock trading, the margin limit is 50 percent. For example, if you plan to buy $10,000 worth of stock on margin, you need at least $5,000 in cash (or securities owned) sitting in your account. The interest rate you pay varies depending on the  ...

Paul Mladjenovic, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STOCK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term stock is used in the context of the following news items.

Stock, Bond Investors Cheer Fed's Statement

A measured Federal Reserve policy statement reaffirmed expectations that the central bank will move cautiously on interest rates, shoring up demand for stocks ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»

US stocks end higher as Fed leaves September hike on the table

U.S. stocks closed higher Wednesday after the Federal Reserve offered no clear ... Early action in the stock market on the heels of the report was choppy. «MarketWatch, Jul 15»

Can the Chinese government control the stock market?

(CNN) The nearly 9% fall in the Chinese stock market on Monday has raised concerns about a hard landing in the world's second largest economy. Beijing is ... «CNN, Jul 15»

Global stocks rally as China fears dwindle, oil prices steady

Merger news helped lift European stocks, with the FTSEuroFirst 300 index of ... U.S. stock market sentiment reflected expectations the Fed would wait until ... «Reuters, Jul 15»

US Stocks Extend Gains; Dow Back Above 18000

U.S. stocks rose Tuesday, pushing the Dow industrials index back above 18,000 for the first time in three weeks. The day extended the rally in stocks to four ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»

Stocks Climb Even Higher on Greek Debt Hopes

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Stocks extended major gains in the final hour of trading Friday as optimism over a Greek debt deal as soon as this weekend propped ... «TheStreet.com, Jul 15»

The Stock Market Bell Rings, Computers Fail, Wall Street Cringes

Problems with technology have at times roiled global financial markets, but the 223-year-old New York Stock Exchange has held itself up as an oasis of humans ... «New York Times, Jul 15»

China Moves to Stabilize Stock Markets; Initial Offerings Halted

HONG KONG — Struggling to respond to precipitous declines on China's stock markets over the last three weeks, the country's biggest brokerage firms unveiled ... «New York Times, Jul 15»

US Stocks Rebound From Steep Selloff

U.S. stocks closed higher, with the Dow and S&P 500 rebounding from their biggest losses of the year, as a last-minute diplomatic scramble got under way to ... «Wall Street Journal, Jun 15»

China stocks free fall into a bear market

China stocks resumed their dramatic slide Monday as investors pulled out of the market despite a decision by the central bank to cut interest rates to a record low ... «CNNMoney, Jun 15»