stock
32
6.0
- noun
- /stɑk/
- Archaic
:
reputación
- He has worked hard to improve his stock within the community by volunteering regularly.
- a laughing stock
He's like, you put too much stock into academic pedigree.
- He's like, you put too much stock into academic pedigree.
- So don't put a lot of of stock in your BMI number.
- But that's how much stock rational people put in Bayesian reasoning.
- We are a laughing stock of the highest order in the world is moving on.
- But we are the laughing stock.
- One factor Colonel Wilson didn't put that much stock in was Iraqi nationalism, as he stated quite plainly.
- And I was kind of like spiraling in a way and, and kind of like giving that way too much stock in my like emotional, you know, state and stuff like that.
- I don't I'm not my public stock is not sitting in my hands right, right.
Examples
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Go on, tell the truth; I trust you, and I put a lot of stock in your opinion.
Fiction book (1994) -
Antigua and Barbuda, you are the laughing stock of the Caribbean!
Academic text (1995) -
Man, your stock just went up in my book, my friend.
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Your stock is rising, Number Two.
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I do not like to be the laughing stock of the broadcast industry.
Fiction book (2000) -
We are not people who put stock in pictures, Grandmother said.
Fiction book (1991) -
Put too much stock in others' opinions, though, and you can feel pulled in all directions.
Academic text (2009) -
Her stock is up.
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He was on the verge of becoming a laughing stock.
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But that's how much stock rational people put in Bayesian reasoning.
Antonyms
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 Respected
9
5.5
439
1.0
- Formal
50
2.8
- Archaic
32
6.0
284
2.0
33
7.4
Surface Forms
Etymology
Stock meaning a person's standing or reputation comes from the older sense of 'stock' as a person's background or place in a group, like a part of a family tree that people notice. So someone's stock rises or falls when their reputation goes up or down.