Mahon stock () An annual cruciferous plant with reddish purple or white flowers (Malcolmia maritima). It is called in England Virginia stock, but the plant comes from the Mediterranean. |
Stock (n.) The stem, or main body, of a tree or plant |
Stock (n.) The stem or branch in which a graft is inserted. |
Stock (n.) A block of wood |
Stock (n.) Hence, a person who is as dull and lifeless as a stock or post |
Stock (n.) The principal supporting part |
Stock (n.) The wood to which the barrel, lock, etc., of a musket or like firearm are secured |
Stock (n.) The handle or contrivance by which bits are held in boring |
Stock (n.) The block of wood or metal frame which constitutes the body of a plane, and in which the plane iron is fitted |
Stock (n.) The wooden or iron crosspiece to which the shank of an anchor is attached. See Illust. of Anchor. |
Stock (n.) The support of the block in which an anvil is fixed, or of the anvil itself. |
Stock (n.) A handle or wrench forming a holder for the dies for cutting screws |
Stock (n.) The part of a tally formerly struck in the exchequer, which was delivered to the person who had lent the king money on account, as the evidence of indebtedness. See Counterfoil. |
Stock (n.) The original progenitor |
Stock (n.) Money or capital which an individual or a firm employs in business |
Stock (n.) Same as Stock account, below. |
Stock (n.) Supply provided |
Stock (n.) Domestic animals or beasts collectively, used or raised on a farm |
Stock (n.) That portion of a pack of cards not distributed to the players at the beginning of certain games, as gleek, etc., but which might be drawn from afterward as occasion required |
Stock (n.) A thrust with a rapier |
Stock (n.) A covering for the leg, or leg and foot |
Stock (n.) A kind of stiff, wide band or cravat for the neck |
Stock (n.) A frame of timber, with holes in which the feet, or the feet and hands, of criminals were formerly confined by way of punishment. |
Stock (n.) The frame or timbers on which a ship rests while building. |
Stock (n.) Red and gray bricks, used for the exterior of walls and the front of buildings. |
Stock (n.) Any cruciferous plant of the genus Matthiola |
Stock (n.) An irregular metalliferous mass filling a large cavity in a rock formation, as a stock of lead ore deposited in limestone. |
Stock (n.) A race or variety in a species. |
Stock (n.) In tectology, an aggregate or colony of persons (see Person), as trees, chains of salpae, etc. |
Stock (n.) The beater of a fulling mill. |
Stock (n.) A liquid or jelly containing the juices and soluble parts of meat, and certain vegetables, etc., extracted by cooking |
Stock (v. t.) To lay up |
Stock (v. t.) To provide with material requisites |
Stock (v. t.) To suffer to retain milk for twenty-four hours or more previous to sale, as cows. |
Stock (v. t.) To put in the stocks. |
Stock (a.) Used or employed for constant service or application, as if constituting a portion of a stock or supply |
Stock-blind (a.) Blind as a stock |
Stock-still (a.) Still as a stock, or fixed post |
Tool-stock (n.) The part of a tool-rest in which a cutting tool is clamped. |
incentive option incentive stock option | an option granted to corporate executives if the company achieves certain financial goals |
split stock split split up | an increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity, they announced a two-for-one split of the common stock |
reverse split reverse stock split split down | a decrease in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity |
technical analysis technical analysis of stock trends | (stock exchange) analysis of past price changes in the hope of forecasting future price changes |
inventory inventorying stocktaking stock-taking | making an itemized list of merchandise or supplies on hand, an inventory may be necessary to see if anything is missing, they held an inventory every month |
stocktake stock-take | an instance of stocktaking, the auditor did not attend the stocktake or check the valuations |
stock issue | (corporation law) the authorization and delivery of shares of stock for sale to the public or the shares thus offered at a particular time |
livestock stock farm animal | any animals kept for use or profit |
American Stock Exchange AMEX Curb | a stock exchange in New York |
neckcloth stock | an ornamental white cravat |
New York Stock Exchange N. Y. Stock Exchange NYSE big board | a stock exchange in New York |
rolling stock | collection of wheeled vehicles owned by a railroad or motor carrier |
stock inventory | the merchandise that a shop has on hand, they carried a vast inventory of hardware, they stopped selling in exact sizes in order to reduce inventory |
stock | the handle end of some implements or tools, he grabbed the cue by the stock |
stock gunstock | the handle of a handgun or the butt end of a rifle or shotgun or part of the support of a machine gun or artillery gun, the rifle had been fitted with a special stock |
stock | lumber used in the construction of something, they will cut round stock to -inch diameter |
stock car | a racing car with the basic chassis of a commercially available car |
stock car | a car kept in dealers' stock for regular sales |
stock exchange stock market securities market | an exchange where security trading is conducted by professional stockbrokers |
stock-in-trade | any equipment constantly used as part of a profession or occupation, friendliness is the salesman's stock in trade |
stockroom stock room | storeroom for storing goods and supplies used in a business |
stock saddle Western saddle | an ornamented saddle used by cowboys, has a high horn to hold the lariat |
ticker stock ticker | a character printer that automatically prints stock quotations on ticker tape |
stocktaking stock-taking | reappraisal of a situation or position or outlook |
stock purchase plan | an organized plan for employees of a company to buy shares of its stock |
employee stock ownership plan ESOP | a program under which employees regularly accumulate shares and may ultimately assume control of the company |
stock-index futures | a futures contract based on a stock index, a bet on the future price of the indexed group of stocks |
inventory stock list | a detailed list of all the items in stock |
stock power | a power of attorney document to transfer ownership of a registered security from the owner to another party |
stock symbol | the letters used to identify listed companies on the securities exchanges where they are traded |
stock index stock market index | index based on a statistical compilation of the share prices of a number of representative stocks |
stock warrant | a written certificate that gives the holder the right to purchase shares of a stock for a specified price within a specified period of time |
summer stock | theatrical productions performed by a stock company during the summer |
beef broth beef stock | a stock made with beef |
chicken broth chicken stock | a stock made with chicken |
broth stock | liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered, used as a basis for e.g. soups or sauces, she made gravy with a base of beef stock |
stock cube | a cube of dehydrated stock |
breed strain stock | a special variety of domesticated animals within a species, he experimented on a particular breed of white rats, he created a new strain of sheep |
stock company repertory company | a theatrical company that performs plays from a repertoire |
stock company | a company whose capital is represented by stock |
joint-stock company | a company (usually unincorporated) which has the capital of its members pooled in a common fund, transferable shares represent ownership interest, shareholders are legally liable for all debts of the company |
breeder stock breeder | a person who breeds animals |
stocktaker stock-taker | an employee whose job is to take inventory, an outside stocktaker had to be hired |
stock trader | someone who buys and sells stock shares |
stockman stock raiser stock farmer | farmer who breed or raises livestock |
Malcolm stock stock | any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Malcolmia |
Virginian stock Virginia stock Malcolmia maritima | erect branching herb cultivated for its loose racemes of fragrant white or pink or red or lilac flowers, native to sands and sea cliffs of southwestern Greece and southern Albania |
stock gillyflower | any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers |
brompton stock Matthiola incana | European plant with racemes of sweet-scented flowers, widely cultivated as an ornamental |
jack bean wonder bean giant stock bean Canavalia ensiformis | annual semi-erect bushy plant of tropical South America bearing long pods with white seeds grown especially for forage |