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stock list

stock list

1 3.4
A list of all items a shop or warehouse has for sale
  • noun
translation icon : lista de existencias
  • The company provided a detailed stock list to help customers see what products were currently available.

Examples

  • Of the publications bearing his name that carry a date, most fall in the late 1630s and 1640s, and the series appears in Galle's stock list of about 1650.

    Academic text (2014)
  • Our sites do not make recommendations but offer information portals to research news, articles, stock lists, and recent research.

    Blog text (26)
  • For Galle's stock list, see n. 13 above. #18. Bowen, "Workshop Practices," 134-35. #19.

    Academic text (2014)
  • A stock list, which Peter Fuhring has dated to about 1650, lists more than 3,400 prints for sale at Galle's shop in the Huidevettersstraat.

    Academic text (2014)
  • The manager reviewed the stock list to check the availability of items for the upcoming sale.

  • Before placing an order, please ensure you have the latest stock list on hand.

Synonyms

inventory
vsstock list
279 3.6

A list of goods and their amounts that a business has

is a detailed record of items currently held for sales tracking

How Thorough

inventory accounting
  • Specialized
5.2
stock list
1 3.4
stock-take
  • UK
4.4
to count
1.0
spot check
3 3.6

Surface Forms

stock list singular
stock lists plural

Morphology

stock + list

The meaning 'a detailed list of items held in stock' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'stock' (goods held in reserve) with 'list' (a recorded sequence of items). This noun‑noun composition follows a common, cross‑linguistic compounding pattern and would be immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.

Etymology

Stock list comes from a simple idea: stock means the 'goods' or supplies a shop keeps and a list is a written set of items, so a stock list is a written record of what a place has.