- stock
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 available supply of sthADJECTIVE▪ good, high, huge, large▪ low▪ adequate▪ declining, dwindling, falling▪
declining fish stocks in the oceans
▪ surplus▪ buffer, reserve▪A buffer stock of grain was held in case of emergency shortages.
▪ fresh, new▪ old▪ existing▪ breeding, fish, food, oil, etc.▪ film▪ housing (esp. BrE)▪The housing stock is no longer large enough for the population.
▪ capital, money▪ rolling (BrE)▪The rail company is investing in new rolling stock.
VERB + STOCK▪ carry, have, hold, keep▪The big supermarkets carry huge stocks of most goods.
▪ add to, increase▪ get rid of, reduce▪They're getting rid of their old stock.
▪ maintain, protect▪laws to protect fish stocks
▪ replace, replenishSTOCK + VERB▪ be up, increase▪ be down, decline, dwindle, run low▪Stocks of coal are running dangerously low.
▪ last▪The offer is only available while stocks last.
STOCK + NOUN▪ room (usually stockroom)▪ levels▪ control (esp. BrE)PREPOSITION▪ from stock▪We can supply the table from stock.
▪ in stock▪Do you have futon beds in stock or will I have to order one?
▪ out of stock▪Red tights are out of stock.
2 (esp. AmE) share in a company ⇨ See also ↑shareADJECTIVE▪ company▪ growth▪ domestic, foreign▪ common, dividend-paying, preferred, restricted▪ traded▪publicly traded stock
▪ energy, financial, gold, high-tech, Internet, technology, etc.▪ trackingVERB + STOCK▪ acquire, buy, invest in, purchase▪ cash in, dispose of, sell▪ deal in, trade▪ have, hold, own▪ issue▪ value▪The stocks were valued at $100 000.
STOCK + VERB▪ be down, be up▪ drop, fall, go down, plummet, plunge, sink▪ go up, rally, rise, soar▪ hit sth, reach sth▪The company's stock hit an all-time high of $94.66.
STOCK + NOUN▪ exchange, market▪ price▪ fund▪ index▪ optionPREPOSITION▪ in stocks▪She has about $30 000 in stocks.
PHRASES▪ investment in stocks▪ stocks and bonds (AmE), stocks and shares (BrE)▪ the price of the stocks, the value of the stocks▪The total value of the stocks was over $3 million.
3 liquid used for making soups, sauces, etc.ADJECTIVE▪ beef, chicken, fish, vegetable, etc.VERB + STOCK▪ make▪ dilute, reduce▪ flavour/flavor▪You can flavour/flavor the stock with bay leaves.
STOCK + NOUN▪ cubePREPOSITION▪ in a/the stock▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}Poach the fish in the stock.
verb be stockedADVERB▪ plentifully, well▪ fully, properlyPREPOSITION▪ with▪gift shops stocked with cheap souvenirs
Stock is used with these nouns as the object: ↑freezer, ↑fridge, ↑inventory, ↑larder, ↑merchandise, ↑pond, ↑range, ↑refrigerator, ↑shelf{{Roman}}III.{{/Roman}}adj.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
