stocks
stoks
- n a frame that supports a boat while it is under construction
- n a frame for constraining an animal while it is receiving veterinary attention or while being shod
- n a former instrument of punishment consisting of a heavy timber frame with holes in which the feet (and sometimes the hands) of an offender could be locked
- n the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity)
- n the merchandise that a shop has on hand
- n 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
- n a certificate documenting the shareholder's ownership in the corporation
the value of his stocks doubled during the past year - n a supply of something available for future use
- n the descendants of one individual
- n a special variety of domesticated animals within a species
- n liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered; used as a basis for e.g. soups or sauces
- n the reputation and popularity a person has
- n persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant
- n a plant or stem onto which a graft is made; especially a plant grown specifically to provide the root part of grafted plants
- n any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers
- n any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Malcolmia
- n lumber used in the construction of something
- n the handle end of some implements or tools
- n an ornamental white cravat
- n any animals kept for use or profit
- v have on hand
- v equip with a stock
- v supply with fish
- v supply with livestock
- v amass so as to keep for future use or sale or for a particular occasion or use
- v provide or furnish with a stock of something
- v put forth and grow sprouts or shoots
- The banking crisis isn't over but financial stocks are showing new zip.
- Stockholders are suing the former managements, claiming that "insiders" reaped big profits by manipulating stocks.
- The London Stock Exchange banned short sales in 1787 to protect banking stocks after a large bank collapsed.