stock

1. A store or supply.Examples: "We have a stock of televisions on hand."; "I checked in the back of the stockroom and found some more stock."countableuncountable

2. A store or supply.countableuncountable

3. (finance) The capital raised by a company through the issue of shares; the total of shares held by an individual shareholder.Examples: "His grandpa had bought some stock in General Electric in 1905, and he refused to sell it ever after."countableuncountable

4. (finance) The capital raised by a company through the issue of shares; the total of shares held by an individual shareholder.Examples: "When the bad news came out, the company's stock dropped precipitously."countableuncountable

5. (finance) The capital raised by a company through the issue of shares; the total of shares held by an individual shareholder.UScountableespeciallyuncountable

6. (finance) The capital raised by a company through the issue of shares; the total of shares held by an individual shareholder.Examples: "After that last screw-up of mine, my stock is pretty low around here."; "With his stock rising fast in the party, the governor has conspicuously refrained from saying he would stand aside if Mr. Trump runs for the Republican nomination for president in 2024."Synonyms: reputationcountablefigurativelyuncountable