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{ "term": "stock", "partOfSpeech": "noun", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "b2", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "a supply of goods that is available for sale in a shop", "sensetop": "in stockout of stockstock of something", "labels": "(especially British English)(especially North American English)(especially North American English)(British English)(especially North American English)(North American English, informal)(British English)(North American English)(British English)(British English)(North American English)(British English)(North American English)(British English)(North American English)(North American English)(British English)(especially North American English)(especially British English)(British English)(North American English)", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "We have a fast turnover of stock." }, { "text": "That particular model is not currently in stock.", "contextForm": "in stock" }, { "text": "I'm afraid we're temporarily out of stock.", "contextForm": "out of stock" }, { "text": "We don't carry a large stock of pine furniture.", "contextForm": "stock of something" }, { "text": "It is important to carry out regular stock checks." }, { "text": "Do you have futon beds in stock or will I have to order one?" }, { "text": "Red tights are out of stock." }, { "text": "The offer is only available while stocks last." }, { "text": "We can supply the table from stock." }, { "text": "They're selling off their old stock cheap." }, { "text": "They're getting rid of their old stock." }, { "text": "The big supermarkets carry huge stocks of most goods." } ], "topics": ["Shopping"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["good", "high", "huge"], "verb + stock": ["carry", "have", "hold"], "stock + verb": ["be up", "increase", "be down"], "stock + noun": ["room", "levels", "control"], "preposition": ["from stock", "in stock", "out of stock"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "a supply of something that is available for use", "sensetop": "stock of something", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Food stocks are running low." }, { "text": "declining **fish stocks** in the oceans" }, { "text": "a country’s **housing stock** *(= all the houses available for living in)*" }, { "text": "She's built up a good stock of teaching materials over the years.", "contextForm": "stock of something" }, { "text": "laws to protect fish stocks" }, { "text": "dwindling fish stocks in the North Sea" }, { "text": "Stocks of coal are running dangerously low." }, { "text": "The housing stock is no longer large enough for the population." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["good", "high", "huge"], "verb + stock": ["carry", "have", "hold"], "stock + verb": ["be up", "increase", "be down"], "stock + noun": ["room", "levels", "control"], "preposition": ["from stock", "in stock", "out of stock"] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "the value of the shares in a company that have been sold", "examples": [ { "text": "The company's stock hit an all-time high of $94.66." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "a share that somebody has bought in a company or business", "labels": "(British English)(North American English)", "cefr": "c2", "examples": [ { "text": "**stock prices**" }, { "text": "to **buy/sell/trade stocks**" }, { "text": "to invest in **stocks and shares**" }, { "text": "to invest in **stocks and bonds**" }, { "text": "The stocks were valued at $100 000." }, { "text": "The total value of the stocks was over $3 million." }, { "text": "She has about $30 000 in stocks." } ], "topics": ["Money"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["company", "growth", "domestic"], "verb + stock": ["acquire", "buy", "invest in"], "stock + verb": ["be down", "be up", "drop"], "stock + noun": ["exchange", "market", "price"], "preposition": ["in stocks"], "phrases": [ "investment in stocks", "stocks and bonds", "stocks and shares" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "money that is lent to a government at a fixed rate of interest; an official document that gives details of this", "labels": "(British English)", "cefr": "c2", "examples": [ { "text": "government stock" } ], "topics": ["Money"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["company", "growth", "domestic"], "verb + stock": ["acquire", "buy", "invest in"], "stock + verb": ["be down", "be up", "drop"], "stock + noun": ["exchange", "market", "price"], "preposition": ["in stocks"], "phrases": [ "investment in stocks", "stocks and bonds", "stocks and shares" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 6, "definition": "farm animals, such as cows and sheep, that are kept for their meat, wool, etc.", "examples": [ { "text": "breeding stock" } ] }, { "senseNumber": 7, "definition": "having the type of family or ancestors mentioned", "sensetop": "of farming, noble, French, etc. stock", "examples": [], "synonyms": "descent" }, { "senseNumber": 8, "definition": "a liquid made by cooking bones, meat, etc. in water, used for making soups and sauces", "cefr": "c2", "examples": [ { "text": "vegetable stock" }, { "text": "You can flavour the stock with bay leaves." }, { "text": "Poach the fish in the stock." } ], "topics": ["Food"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["beef", "chicken", "fish"], "verb + stock": ["make", "dilute", "reduce"], "stock + noun": ["cube"], "preposition": ["in a/the stock"] } }, { "senseNumber": 9, "definition": "a wooden structure with holes for the feet, used in the past to lock criminals in as a form of punishment, especially in a public place", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": 10, "definition": "the degree to which somebody is respected or liked by other people", "labels": "(formal)", "examples": [ { "text": "Their **stock is high/low**." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 11, "definition": "the part of a gun that you hold against your shoulder when firing it", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": 12, "definition": "a garden plant with brightly coloured flowers with a sweet smell", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": 13, "definition": "a theatre company that does several different plays in a season; a repertory company", "labels": "(North American English)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "including everything", "examples": [ { "text": "He sold the business lock, stock and barrel." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "in the process of being made, built or prepared", "examples": [ { "text": "Our new model is already on the stocks and will be available in the spring." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to have a particular amount of belief in something", "labels": "(especially North American English)", "examples": [ { "text": "She no longer puts much stock in their claims." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to stop and think carefully about the way in which a particular situation is developing in order to decide what to do next", "examples": [ { "text": "It was time to stand back and take stock of his career." } ] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/stɒk/", "audio": "st/stock/stock__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/stɑːk/", "audio": "st/stock/stock__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "Old English stoc(c) ‘trunk, block of wood, post’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch stok and German Stock ‘stick’. The notion ‘store, fund’ (senses (1) to (5)) arose in late Middle English and is of obscure origin, perhaps expressing “growth from a central stem” or “firm foundation”." }