stock car
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3.3
- noun
- /stɑk kɑr/
:
coche de stock
Examples
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I want that stock car!
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I did not notice until checking over some of the stock car figures I had used.
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The dealer has several stock cars available for immediate purchase.
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When I walked onto the lot, I was impressed by the variety of stock cars for sale.
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Buying a stock car means you can choose from what's already in inventory rather than waiting for a custom order.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is compositionally built from 'stock' (standard/production) + 'car', so a learner will likely infer 'a regular/production car' from the constituents. However, the conventionalized usage 'stock car' refers specifically to a racing vehicle based on production models (often modified for competition), a specialized sense not fully predictable from the parts for a B1 learner without exposure.
Etymology
Stock car comes from dealers keeping a stock of cars ready to sell, so a stock car is a car 'in stock' on the lot rather than one made to order.