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. |
Option (n.) The power of choosing |
Option (n.) The exercise of the power of choice |
Option (n.) A wishing |
Option (n.) A right formerly belonging to an archbishop to select any one dignity or benefice in the gift of a suffragan bishop consecrated or confirmed by him, for bestowal by himself when next vacant |
Option (n.) A stipulated privilege, given to a party in a time contract, of demanding its fulfillment on any day within a specified limit. |
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. |
Write (v. t.) To set down, as legible characters |
Write (v. t.) To set down for reading |
Write (v. t.) Hence, to compose or produce, as an author. |
Write (v. t.) To impress durably |
Write (v. t.) To make known by writing |
Write (v. i.) To form characters, letters, or figures, as representative of sounds or ideas |
naked option | a put or call option for which the seller or buyer has no underlying security position |
covered option | a put or call option backed by the shares underlying the option |
call option call | the option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date |
put option put | the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date |
incentive option incentive stock option | an option granted to corporate executives if the company achieves certain financial goals |
choice selection option pick | the act of choosing or selecting, your choice of colors was unfortunate, you can take your pick |
co-option co-optation | the act of appointing summarily (with or without the appointee's consent) |
co-option co-optation | the selection of a new member (usually by a vote of the existing membership) |
write-in | a vote cast by writing in the name of a candidate who is not listed on the ballot |
write-off | the act of cancelling from an account a bad debt or a worthless asset |
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 |
CD-R compact disc recordable CD-WO compact disc write-once | a compact disc on which you can write only once and thereafter is read-only memory |
neckcloth stock | an ornamental white cravat |
New York Stock Exchange N. Y. Stock Exchange NYSE big board | a stock exchange in New York |
random-access memory random access memory random memory RAM read write memory | the most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on, an integrated circuit memory chip allows information to be stored or accessed in any order and all storage locations are equally accessible |
read write head head | (computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk |
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 |
option alternative choice | one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen, what option did I have?, there no other alternative, my only choice is to refuse |
default option default | an option that is selected automatically unless an alternative is specified |
soft option | an easier alternative, the instructor took the soft option and gave the boy a passing grade |
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 |
report news report story account write up | a short account of the news, the report of his speech, the story was on the o'clock news, the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious |
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 |