Synonyms for
Stock
Definition
Stock refers to the shares of a particular company that are bought and sold on a stock market.
Synonyms & similar words
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ancestry
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stockpile
hoard
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Antonyms
Common collocations
- stock market
- stock exchange
- stock up on
- stock control
- stock footage
- stock answer
- stock price
- share stock
Word family
Usage note
The word 'stock' can refer to goods held by a business, shares in a company, or livestock. Be mindful of context to avoid ambiguity.
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Example sentences
- I own some stock in Microsoft.
- My dad bought some stock in Tesla.
- The stock market crashed last year.
- He made a fortune trading stocks.
- I'm considering investing in some stocks.
Quotes
A stockbroker urged me to buy a stock that would triple its value every year. I told him, 'At my age, I don't even buy green bananas.' - Claude Pepper
The stock market is a device for transferring money from the impatient to the patient. - Warren Buffett
The four most dangerous words in investing are: 'this time it's different.' - Sir John Templeton