stock

En français : stock, réserve, pioche, bouillon

1. A store or supply. (countable, uncountable)
2. A store of goods ready for sale; inventory. (countable, uncountable) · We have a stock of televisions on hand.· I checked in the back of the stockroom and found some more stock.
3. A supply of anything, stored until used; especially, such a supply that is ready for use. (countable, uncountable) · Lay in a stock of wood for the winter season.
4. Railroad rolling stock. (countable, uncountable) · The Grand Trunk Railway had just purchased a large order of stock from the American Car and Foundry Company.
5. A stack of undealt cards made available to the players. (countable, uncountable)
6. Farm or ranch animals; livestock. (countable, uncountable) · Good ranchers must continually keep watch over the health of their stock.
7. The population of a given type of animal (especially fish) available to be captured from the wild for economic use. (countable, uncountable) · The stocks of this fishery are recovering from overfishing, but the gains can easily reverse if our husbandry efforts lapse.
8. The capital raised by a company through the issue of shares; the total of shares held by an individual shareholder. (countable, uncountable) · His grandpa had bought some stock in General Electric in 1905, and he refused to sell it ever after.

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