stock — shares in the ownership of a company
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: shares in the ownership of a company
Pronunciation (IPA): /stɑːk/
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
The grocer proudly points to shelves fully packed with fresh stock this morning.
When the clock strikes, the stock brings shock!
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
The word derives from Old English 'stocc', originally meaning a wooden post, log, or tree trunk. Over time, the meaning extended to refer to stored goods or inventory, and by the 17th century, it acquired the financial sense of shares or capital in a company.
Breakdown
stocc (tree trunk, wooden post) → stored goods → company shares. The semantic evolution reflects the shift from the physical object (wood) to abstract concepts of supply (inventory) and ownership (equity).
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📝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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