Word

stock, n.
(stocks)
freq. cnt. 38

the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity)
<noun.possession> freq. cnt.: 28 freq. cnt.: 28

stock

sample sentences

"he owns a controlling share of the company's stock"

semantic pointers

hypernym

capital, working capital

hyponym

common stock, common shares, ordinary shares no-par-value stock, no-par stock preferred stock, preferred shares, preference shares float common stock equivalent control stock growth stock hot stock, hot issue capital stock, authorized shares, authorized stock quarter stock treasury stock, treasury shares, reacquired stock voting stock watered stock

part meronym

the merchandise that a shop has on hand
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2

inventory stock

sample sentences

"they carried a vast inventory of hardware"
"they stopped selling in exact sizes in order to reduce inventory"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

stockist stock stock

semantic pointers

hypernym

product, merchandise, ware

the handle of a handgun or the butt end of a rifle or shotgun or part of the support of a machine gun or artillery gun
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

gunstock stock

sample sentences

"the rifle had been fitted with a special stock"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

stock

semantic pointers

part holonym

gun, artillery, heavy weapon, ordnance gun machine gun pistol, handgun, side arm, shooting iron

hypernym

handle, grip, handgrip, hold support

hyponym

pistol grip

liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered; used as a basis for e.g. soups or sauces
<noun.food> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

broth stock

sample sentences

"she made gravy with a base of beef stock"

semantic pointers

hypernym

soup

hyponym

liquor, pot liquor, pot likker beef broth, beef stock chicken broth, chicken stock stock cube

a special variety of domesticated animals within a species
<noun.group> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

breed stock strain

sample sentences

"he experimented on a particular breed of white rats"
"he created a new strain of sheep"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

breed breed

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

stock

semantic pointers

hypernym

animal group variety

member holonym

species

hyponym

bloodstock pedigree

the descendants of one individual
<noun.group> freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

ancestry blood blood line bloodline descent line line of descent lineage origin parentage pedigree stemma stock