Stock — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

noun verb adjective /ˈstäk/

Meaning & Definition of Stock

Stock (noun)

  1. a store or supply accumulated or available; especially, the inventory of goods of a merchant or manufacturer
  2. the equipment, materials, or supplies of an establishment
  3. livestock

Stock (verb)

  1. to procure or keep a stock of
  2. to provide with stock or a stock, supply
  3. to fit to or with a stock

Stock (adjective)

  1. commonly used or brought forward, standard
  2. kept regularly in stock
  3. employed in handling, checking, or taking care of the stock of merchandise on hand

Stock (noun) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. the number of individuals or amount of something available at any given time

    "the new study adds to the general stock of knowledge about genetic disorders"

    similar: budget, force, fund, inventory, pool, repertoire, reservoir, supply
    related: reserve, resource, cache, hoard, stockpile, refill, renewal, replacement, kitty, nest egg, pot, purse, fountain, mine, source, spring, well, wellspring

  2. a group of persons who come from the same ancestor

    "the bride comes from good stock"

    similar: blood, clan, family, folks, house, kin, kindred, kinfolk, kinsfolk, line, lineage, people, race (archaic), tribe
    related: blended family, nuclear family, extended family, household, kith, brood, descendant, issue, offspring, progeny, scion, seed, clansman, kinsman, kinswoman, relative, dynasty
    near: ancestry, birth, descent, extraction, origin, pedigree

  3. firm belief in the integrity, ability, effectiveness, or genuineness of someone or something

    "don't put any stock in her promises—she'll just tell you what she thinks you want to hear"

    similar: confidence, credence, faith, trust
    related: acceptance, assurance, assuredness, certainty, certitude, conviction, positiveness, sureness, surety, credit, dependence, hope, reliance
    opposite: distrust, mistrust
    near: disbelief, incredulity, unbelief, distrustfulness, doubt, dubiety, dubiousness, incertitude, misdoubt, misgiving, mistrustfulness, nonconfidence, skepticism, suspicion, uncertainness, uncertainty, disenchantment, disillusion, disillusionment

  4. the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended

    "his family is of mixed northern European stock"

    similar: ancestry, birth, blood, bloodline, breeding, descent, extraction, family tree, genealogy, line, lineage, origin, parentage, pedigree, strain
    related: heredity, succession, family, house, kin, kindred, relations, relatives, race (archaic)
    opposite: issue, posterity, progeny, seed
    near: offspring, child, heir, inheritor, son, successor

  5. a stupid person

    "just sat there like a stock, staring at me blankly whenever I asked him a question"

    similar: airhead, birdbrain, blockhead, bonehead, bubblehead, chowderhead, chucklehead, clodpoll, clot (British), cluck, clunk, cretin, cuddy (British dialect), deadhead, dim bulb (slang), dimwit, dip, dodo, dolt, donkey, doofus (slang), dope, dork (slang), dullard, dum-dum, dumbbell, dumbhead, dummkopf, dummy, dunce, dunderhead, fathead, gander, golem, goof, goon, half-wit, hammerhead, hardhead, idiot, ignoramus, imbecile, jackass, know-nothing, knucklehead, lamebrain, loggerhead (chiefly dialect), loon, lump, lunkhead, meathead, mome (archaic), moron, mug (chiefly British), mutt, nimrod (slang), nincompoop, ninny, ninnyhammer, nit (chiefly British), nitwit, noddy, noodle, numskull, oaf, pinhead, prat (British), ratbag (chiefly Australian), saphead, schlub (slang), schnook (slang), simpleton, stupe, stupid, thickhead, turkey, woodenhead, yahoo, yo-yo, dumb cluck
    related: booby, buffoon, fool, goose, loony, madman, nut, zany, loser, gawk, featherbrain, scatterbrain, beast, boor, cad, churl, clown, creep, cur, heel, jerk, skunk, snake, stinker, villain
    opposite: brain, genius
    near: intellect, intellectual, sage, thinker, whiz, wizard, polymath, Renaissance man, sharpie

Stock (adjective) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. accepted, used, or practiced by most people

    "the conversation became interesting once we got beyond the stock niceties and observations about the weather"

    similar: conventional, current, customary, going, popular, prevailing, prevalent, standard, usual
    related: average, common, everyday, normal, ordinary, regular, routine, epidemic, ubiquitous, universal, widespread, accustomed, wonted, fashionable, in, modish, stylish
    opposite: nonstandard, unconventional, unpopular, unusual
    near: abnormal, exceptional, extraordinary, uncommon

Stock (verb) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. as in store

    similar: store, accoutre, equip, fit (out), furnish, gird, kit (up or out) (chiefly British), outfit, provision, rig, supply, bestow, contribute, donate, give, present, apportion, deal (out), dispense, distribute, dole out, hand out, mete (out), parcel (out), portion, prorate, allocate, allot, assign, arm, fortify, prepare, reequip, refit, refurnish, reoutfit
    opposite: deprive, dispossess, divest, strip

  2. as in range

    similar: range, eat, feed, nibble, overgraze, browse, forage, graze, pasture, rustle

Related Entry: Stock car (noun)

Stock car is a different word from Stock. The synonyms below are for stock car, not for stock.

  1. as in muscle car, turbocar

    similar: muscle car, turbocar, gas-guzzler, land yacht, beater, clunker, crate, flivver, jalopy, junker, compact, coupe, intermediate, limousine, mini, minicar, sedan, subcompact, V-8, cream puff, convertible, fastback, hardtop, hatchback, notchback, ragtop, sports car, sport-utility vehicle, station wagon, SUV, town car, wagon, woody, phaeton, roadster, tin lizzie, touring car, coach, jitney, microbus, minibus, minivan, omnibus, van, hybrid, auto, automobile, bus, car, horseless carriage, machine, motor, motorcar, motor vehicle, wheels (slang)

Related Entry: Stock cars (noun)

Stock cars is a different word from Stock. The synonyms below are for stock cars, not for stock.

  1. as in muscle cars, turbocars

    similar: muscle cars, turbocars, gas-guzzlers, land yachts, beaters, clunkers, crates, flivvers, jalopies, junkers, compacts, coupes, intermediates, limousines, minicars, minis, sedans, subcompacts, V-8s, cream puffs, convertibles, fastbacks, hardtops, hatchbacks, notchbacks, ragtops, sports cars, sport-utility vehicles, station wagons, SUVs, town cars, wagons, woodies, phaetons, roadsters, tin lizzies, touring cars, coaches, jitneys, microbuses, minibuses, minivans, omnibuses, vans, hybrids, automobiles, autos, buses, cars, horseless carriages, machines, motorcars, motors, motor vehicles, wheels (slang)

Related Entry: Stock companies (noun)

Stock companies is a different word from Stock. The synonyms below are for stock companies, not for stock.

  1. as in companies, dramatis personae

    similar: companies, troops, troupes, casts, dramatis personae, ensembles

Related Entry: Stock company (noun)

Stock company is a different word from Stock. The synonyms below are for stock company, not for stock.

  1. as in company, dramatis personae

    similar: company, troop, troupe, cast, dramatis personae, ensemble

Related Entry: Capital (noun)

Capital is a different word from Stock. The synonyms below are for capital, not for stock.

  1. a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest

    "during the 1980s Silicon Valley became the capital of the computer industry"

    similar: axis, base, center, central, core, cynosure, epicenter, eye, focus, ground zero, heart, hub, locus, mecca, navel, nerve center, nexus, nucleus, omphalos, seat, where it's at
    related: headquarters, happy hunting ground, hive, hotbed, hot spot, playground, playland, kernel, nub, pith, deep, thick, essence, quintessence, soul, attraction, lodestone, magnet, polestar

  2. the total of one's money and property

    "invested nearly all of their capital in the new business"

    similar: assets, fortune, means, opulence, riches, substance, wealth, wherewithal, worth
    related: belongings, chattels, effects, holdings, paraphernalia, possessions, things, bankroll, deep pockets, finances, funds, money, wallet, abundance, affluence, prosperity, success, treasure, valuables, accession, acquisition, personal property, personalty, property, nest egg, reserve, resources, savings, treasury
    near: debts, liabilities, indebtedness

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Another Word for Stock

The most common words with a similar meaning to Stock:

Slang: dim bulb, doofus, dork, nimrod, schlub, schnook
Chiefly British: mug, nit, kit (up or out)
Archaic: race, mome
British: clot, prat
British dialect: cuddy
Chiefly dialect: loggerhead
budget, force, fund, inventory, pool, repertoire, reservoir, supply, blood, clan, family, folks, house, kin, kindred, kinfolk, kinsfolk, line, lineage, people, tribe, confidence, credence, faith, trust, ancestry, birth, bloodline, breeding, descent, extraction, family tree, genealogy, origin, parentage, pedigree, strain, airhead, birdbrain, blockhead

Antonyms & Opposite Words for Stock

Words with the opposite meaning of Stock:

distrust, mistrust, issue, posterity, progeny, seed, brain, genius, nonstandard, unconventional, unpopular, unusual, deprive, dispossess, divest, strip

Related Words for Stock

reserve, resource, cache, hoard, stockpile, refill, renewal, replacement, kitty, nest egg, pot, purse, fountain, mine, source, spring, well, wellspring, blended family, nuclear family, extended family, household, kith, brood, descendant, issue, offspring, progeny, scion, seed

Near Antonyms of Stock

ancestry, birth, descent, extraction, origin, pedigree, disbelief, incredulity, unbelief, distrustfulness, doubt, dubiety, dubiousness, incertitude, misdoubt, misgiving, mistrustfulness, nonconfidence, skepticism, suspicion, uncertainness, uncertainty, disenchantment, disillusion, disillusionment, offspring, child, heir, inheritor, son

Word Forms of Stock

Inflections: stocked, stocking, stocks

Origin & Etymology of Stock

Middle English stok, from Old English stocc; akin to Old High German stoc stick

First known use: before 12th century

Vocabulary Lists & Topics for Stock

Words & Phrases Containing Stock

stock boy, stock car, stock certificate, stock company, stock dividend, stock exchange, stock footage

Frequently Asked Questions about Stock

What does "Stock" mean?

"Stock" means a store or supply accumulated or available; especially, the inventory of goods of a merchant or manufacturer. As an a noun, a verb and an adjective, it is defined as: a store or supply accumulated or available; especially, the inventory of goods of a merchant or manufacturer. It has 8 distinct senses.

What is another word for "Stock"?

Other words for "Stock" include budget, force, fund, inventory, pool, repertoire, reservoir and supply. The best synonym depends on which meaning of "Stock" you intend.

What are different ways to say "Stock"?

There are 266 words and phrases with a similar meaning to "Stock". Common alternatives include budget, force, fund, inventory, pool, repertoire, reservoir, supply, blood and clan.

What is a slang word for "Stock"?

Slang words for "Stock" include dim bulb, doofus, dork, nimrod, schlub and schnook.

What is the opposite of "Stock"?

Antonyms of "Stock" include distrust, mistrust, issue, posterity, progeny, seed, brain and genius. Near antonyms include ancestry, birth, descent and extraction.

How do you use "Stock" in a sentence?

Examples of "Stock" in a sentence: "the new study adds to the general stock of knowledge about genetic disorders"; "the bride comes from good stock"; "don't put any stock in her promises—she'll just tell you what she thinks you want to hear".

Is "Stock" a noun, verb, or adjective?

"Stock" can be used as a noun, a verb and an adjective, depending on the context.

Is "Stock" useful for IELTS, TOEFL, and other English exams?

As a B1-level word, "Stock" is typical of Cambridge B1 Preliminary (PET), IELTS band 4.0–5.0, TOEFL iBT 42–71, PTE Academic 43–58, TOEIC Listening & Reading 550+.