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un⋅der⋅stock

  [v. uhn-der-stok; n. uhn-der-stok]
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–verb (used with object)
1. to provide an insufficient quantity, as of merchandise, supplies, or livestock.
–noun
2. Horticulture. (in grafting) the rooted plant that receives the scion.
Origin:
1755–65; under- + stock
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stock

  [stok] ,
–noun
1. a supply of goods kept on hand for sale to customers by a merchant, distributor, manufacturer, etc.; inventory.
2. a quantity of something accumulated, as for future use: a stock of provisions.
3. livestock.
4. Theater. a stock company: a job in summer stock.
5. Finance.
a. the outstanding capital of a company or corporation.
b. the shares of a particular company or corporation.
c. the certificate of ownership of such stock; stock certificate.
d. (formerly) a tally or stick used in transactions between a debtor and a creditor.
6. Horticulture.
a. Also called understock. in grafting, a stem in which the bud or scion is inserted.
b. a stem, tree, or plant that furnishes slips or cuttings; stock plant.
7. the trunk or main stem of a tree or other plant, as distinguished from roots and branches.
8. the type from which a group of animals or plants has been derived.
9. a race or other related group of animals or plants.
10. the person from whom a given line of descent is derived; the original progenitor.
11. a line of descent; a tribe, race, or ethnic group.
12. Linguistics. a category consisting of language families that, because of resemblances in grammatical structure and vocabulary, are considered likely to be related by common origin. Compare family (def. 14), phylum (def. 2).
13. any grouping of related languages.
14. the handle of a whip, fishing rod, etc.
15. Firearms.
a. the wooden or metal piece to which the barrel and mechanism of a rifle are attached.
b. a part of an automatic weapon, as a machine gun, similar in position or function.
16. the trunk or stump of a tree, left standing.
17. a dull or stupid person.
18. something lifeless or senseless.
19. the main upright part of anything, esp. a supporting structure.
20. stocks,
a. a former instrument of punishment consisting of a framework with holes for securing the ankles and, sometimes, the wrists, used to expose an offender to public derision. Compare pillory (def. 1).
b. a frame in which a horse or other animal is secured in a standing position for shoeing or for a veterinary operation.
c. the frame on which a boat rests while under construction.
21. Nautical.
a. a vertical shaft forming part of a rudder and controlling the rudder's movement.
b. a transverse piece of wood or metal near the ring on some anchors.
22. the metal or wooden body of a carpenter's plane.
23. Metallurgy.
a. material being smelted in a blast furnace.
b. a metal piece to be forged.
24. Printing.
a. a specified quality or kind of paper: glossy stock; card stock; offset stock.
b. the paper for printing a particular job: We don't have enough stock for that large a run.
25. the raw material from which something is made.
26. Papermaking. stuff (def. 15).
27. Cookery. the liquor or broth prepared by boiling meat, fish, chicken, etc., with or without vegetables or seasonings, and used esp. as a foundation for soups and sauces.
28. any of several plants belonging to the genus Matthiola, of the mustard family, esp. M. incana, having fragrant white, blue, purple, reddish, or yellowish flowers.
29. a rhizome or rootstock.
30. Zoology. a compound organism, as a colony of corals.
31. a collar or a neckcloth fitting like a band around the neck.
32. Cards. the portion of a pack of cards that, in certain games, is not dealt out to the players, but is left on the table, to be drawn from as occasion requires.
33. an adjustable wrench for holding dies for cutting screws.
34. Railroads. rolling stock.
35. Dominoes. boneyard (def. 3).
36. Informal. stock car (def. 1).
37. Roman Catholic Church. one of a set of three metal containers for holy oil.
38. Geology, Mining. an irregular igneous intrusion, usually an offshoot of a batholith, often mineralized.
39. Archaic. a stocking.
40. Obsolete. the frame of a plow to which the share, handles, etc., are attached.
–adjective
41. kept regularly on hand, as for use or sale; staple; standard: stock articles.
42. having as one's job the care of a concern's goods: a stock clerk.
43. of the common or ordinary type; in common use: a stock argument.
44. banal; commonplace: a stock remark.
45. pertaining to or designating the breeding and raising of livestock: stock farming.
46. Southern U.S. (chiefly Southern Appalachian and South Atlantic States). (of farm animals) being a fully grown male: a stock hog.
47. of or pertaining to the stock of a company or corporation: a stock report.
48. Theater.
a. pertaining to a stock company.
b. appearing together in a repertoire, as a company.
c. forming part of a repertoire, as a play.
d. being a character type fixed by convention, as in the commedia dell'-arte, a harlequinade, minstrel show, or the like.
49. Informal. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a stock car.
–verb (used with object)
50. to furnish with a stock or supply.
51. to furnish with stock, as a farm with horses, cattle, etc.
52. to lay up in store, as for future use.
53. to fasten to or provide with a stock, as a rifle, plow, bell, anchor, etc.
54. to put in the stocks as a punishment.
–verb (used without object)
55. to lay in a stock of something (often fol. by up).
—Idioms
56. in stock, on hand for use or sale: There are no more blue skirts in stock.
57. lock, stock, and barrel. lock 1 (def. 29).
58. on the stocks,
a. under construction, as esp. a ship.
b. in progress or preparation: a new novel on the stocks.
59. out of stock, lacking a supply of, esp. temporarily: We are out of stock in this item.
60. take or put stock in, to put confidence in or attach importance to; believe; trust: Considering his general unreliability, I can't take stock in what he has told you.
61. take stock,
a. to make an inventory of stock on hand.
b. to make an appraisal of resources or prospects: She took stock of her decorating scheme and decided it was time for a change.
Origin:
bef. 900; (n.) ME; OE stoc(c) stump, stake, post, log; c. G Stock, ON stokkr tree-trunk; (v.) deriv. of the n.

Related forms:
stocklike, adjective

Synonyms:
1. store, provision, reserve. 11. lineage, family. 14. haft. 43. usual.
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Financial Dictionary

stock

An ownership share or ownership shares in a corporation. See also bearer stock, common stock, preferred stock, stock class.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: stock
Function: noun
1 a : the equipment, materials, or supplies of a business b : a store or supply accumulated; especially : the inventory of the goods of a merchant or manufacturer
2 : the ownership element in a corporation usually divided into shares and represented by transferable certificates; also : the certificate evidencing ownership of one or more shares of stock
capital stock
1 : the stock that a corporation may issue under its charter including both common and preferred stock
2 : the outstanding shares of a joint stock company considered as an aggregate
3 : CAPITALIZATION 4
common stock
: a class of stock whose holders share in company profits (as through dividends) on a pro rata basis, may vote for directors and on important matters such as mergers, and may have limited access to information not publicly available
cumulative preferred stock
: preferred stock whose holders are entitled to the payment of cumulative dividends as well as current dividends before common stockholders are paid
growth stock
: stock issued by a growth company
margin stock
: stock that may be purchased in a margin account
no–par value stock
: stock issued with no par value which may be carried for corporate accounting purposes as part of the capital stock or as part of the capital surplus to the extent allowed by law called also no-par stock
pen·ny stock
: the stock of a small company not listed on a major exchange and traditionally selling at less than a dollar a share
preferred stock
: a class of corporate stock whose holders are guaranteed payment of dividends and a share of asset distribution before the holders of common stock but are usually denied voting rights
Treasury stock
: stock that is reacquired and held by the issuing company (as to increase the market value of traded shares)
voting stock
: stock (as common stock) entitling the holder to vote in matters of corporate governance
wa·tered stock
: stock issued with a par value greater than the value of the underlying assets
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Science Dictionary
stock   (stŏk)  Pronunciation Key 

  1. The trunk or main stem of a tree or another plant.

  2. A plant or stem onto which a graft is made.

  3. A plant or tree from which cuttings and scions are taken.


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