stock - Meaning in Punjabi

stock - Meaning in Punjabi

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Definitions and Meaning of stock in English

stock adjective

1. routine

   Example

   • "a stock answer"
2. regularly and widely used or sold

   Examples

   • "a standard size"
   • "a stock item"
3. repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

   Synonyms

   threadbare, trite

   Examples

   • "a stock answer"
   • "bromidic sermons"
   • "hackneyed phrases"
   • "his remarks were trite and commonplace"
   • "parroting some timeworn axiom"
   • "repeating threadbare jokes"
   • "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'"

stock noun

1. the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity)

   Example

   • "he owns a controlling share of the company's stock"
2. the reputation and popularity a person has

   Example

   • "his stock was so high he could have been elected mayor"
3. a certificate documenting the shareholder's ownership in the corporation

   Example

   • "the value of his stocks doubled during the past year"
4. a supply of something available for future use

   Example

   • "he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars"
5. any animals kept for use or profit
6. persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant
7. a plant or stem onto which a graft is made; especially a plant grown specifically to provide the root part of grafted plants
8. any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Malcolmia
9. an ornamental white cravat
10. the merchandise that a shop has on hand

    Examples

    • "they carried a vast inventory of hardware"
    • "they stopped selling in exact sizes in order to reduce inventory"
11. the handle end of some implements or tools

    Example

    • "he grabbed the cue by the stock"
12. 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

    Example

    • "the rifle had been fitted with a special stock"
13. lumber used in the construction of something

    Example

    • "they will cut round stock to 1-inch diameter"
14. liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered; used as a basis for e.g. soups or sauces

    Example

    • "she made gravy with a base of beef stock"
15. a special variety of domesticated animals within a species

    Examples

    • "he created a new strain of sheep"
    • "he experimented on a particular breed of white rats"
16. the descendants of one individual

    Example

    • "his entire lineage has been warriors"
17. any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers

stock verb

1. put forth and grow sprouts or shoots

   Example

   • "the plant sprouted early this year"
2. have on hand

   Example

   • "Do you carry kerosene heaters?"
3. provide or furnish with a stock of something

   Example

   • "stock the larder with meat"
4. amass so as to keep for future use or sale or for a particular occasion or use

   Example

   • "let's stock coffee as long as prices are low"
5. supply with livestock

   Example

   • "stock a farm"
6. supply with fish

   Example

   • "stock a lake"
7. equip with a stock

   Example

   • "stock a rifle"

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