stock — shares in the ownership of a company
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: shares in the ownership of a company
Pronunciation (IPA): /stɑːk/
Korean meaning: 주식, 주
Korean pronunciation: **스**톡
Example Sentences
- My grandmother's advice was to buy blue-chip stocks and forget about them for 20 years.
- The toilet paper aisle was completely out of stock during the pandemic panic buying.
- He decided to take stock of his life after accidentally putting salt in his coffee for the third time that week.
stock
NOUN//stɑːk//
shares in the ownership of a company
A trader celebrates her profitable stock investments in company shares
When the clock strikes, the stock brings shock!
🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
고대 영어 'stocc'에서 유래되어 '나무 기둥, 줄기'를 의미했습니다. 시간이 지나면서 '저장된 것', '재고'의 의미로 확장되었고, 17세기에는 회사의 자본을 나타내는 '주식'의 의미가 생겨났습니다.
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“My grandmother's advice was to buy blue-chip stocks and forget about them for 20 years.”
“The toilet paper aisle was completely out of stock during the pandemic panic buying.”
“He decided to take stock of his life after accidentally putting salt in his coffee for the third time that week.”
“The bookstore stocks everything from bestsellers to obscure poetry collections about cats.”
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