stock
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7.4
- noun
- /stɑk/
- Specialized
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- Stories abound of how extended families shared tools, stock, and shelter in the first winter.
Root and stock, flower and fruit are manifested in glory.
- Root and stock, flower and fruit are manifested in glory.
Examples
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Spider plants put out a separate plant on a stock that comes out of the center of the plant.
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Ponds are stocked from Aquastar's shrimp hatchery, which obtains brood stock from the Andaman Sea.
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And most Americans tend to hold the flowers by the stock so that the flowers are up.
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And this is Peach stock and this is an amazing color.
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You can see this thicker stock right here where our young pineapple fruit is.
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Spider plants put out a separate plant on a stock that comes out of the center of the plant.
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You can see this thicker stock right here where our young pineapple fruit is.
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And this is Peach stock and this is an amazing color.
Synonyms
1
7.2
A plant base that supplies roots and has another plant attached on top
A thick woody stem at the base of a plant that stores water and grows new shoots
Idioms
Compounds
63
3.0
A number that shows how much one share of a company costs when people buy or sell it
35
2.6
A large place in New York where people buy and sell shares of companies
- Specialized
32
4.8
A right to buy company shares later at a fixed price, often given to employees
12
1.7
A flavorful liquid made by simmering chicken meat, bones, and vegetables in water for soups and sauces
- Jargon
6
6.0
A share in a company expected to increase in value faster than most shares
- Specialized
4
4.1
A share of a large, well-known company that is safe and pays steady dividends
- Specialized
4
5.5
A share that pays owners dividends before common shareholders but usually has no voting rights
- Specialized
2
5.5
A change by a company that gives each owner more shares while keeping their total value the same
1
2.5
A rich liquid you make by cooking beef bones and vegetables slowly for soups and sauces
- Specialized
1
5.9
The total number or value of a company's shares that it can issue to owners
- Specialized
1
6.5
A share not listed on a stock exchange that is bought and sold through dealers
- Specialized
1
6.4
A company buying its own shares to raise their value or return money to owners
- Specialized
1
4.1
A number that shows how prices of selected stocks change over time
- Specialized
1
4.3
A program that lets employees buy or get shares in their company to become part owners
- Specialized
1
4.9
A business owned by many people who buy shares to own part and share profits and losses
- Specialized
1
3.8
A plan that lets employees buy shares in their company, often at a lower price
- Specialized
1
4.2
A short set of letters that shows which company is listed on a stock exchange
- Specialized
1
7.2
A contract that lets people bet on or protect against changes in a stock market index
- Specialized
A paper showing you own part of a company that belongs to whoever holds it
- Specialized
A type of investment you can change into common shares, like convertible bonds or warrants
- Specialized
A share that keeps unpaid dividends and pays them before common shares
- Specialized
Shares not registered with the government that cannot be sold to the public
- Specialized
An offer that lets employees buy company shares later if the company meets its goals
- Specialized
Shares a company has bought back and keeps without voting rights or payments to owners
- Specialized
A company action that combines its shares so each is worth more but the total value stays the same
- Specialized
A share traded directly between buyers and sellers, not on a stock exchange
- Specialized
Shares a company buys back and keeps that have no voting rights or dividends
An organized place where people buy and sell company shares and other investments
- Specialized
Shares that are owned by people whose names are on the company's official list on a set date
- Specialized
A seat for riding a horse with a high horn to hold a rope when working cows
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
Stock for a plant part comes from the old word stocc meaning 'tree trunk' and refers to the stem or base of a plant. That is why a plant's stock is the thick stem or root part from which new growth comes.