(folklore) A piece of wood magically made to be just like a real baby and substituted for it by magical beings.
(uncountable, countable)Broth made from meat (originally bones) or vegetables, used as a basis for stew or soup.
A necktie or cravat, particularly a wide necktie popular in the eighteenth century, often seen today as a part of formal wear for horse riding competitions.
A block of wood; something fixed and solid; a pillar; a firm support; a post.
(by extension, obsolete) A person who is as dull and lifeless as a stock or post; one who has little sense.
(Britain, historical) The longest part of a split tally stick formerly struck in the exchequer, which was delivered to the person who had lent the king money on account, as the evidence of indebtedness.
(plural) The frame or timbers on which a ship rests during construction.
(plural) Red and grey bricks, used for the exterior of walls and the front of buildings.
“The town square's stocks were used as a means of discipline and public humiliation, where wrongdoers were confined and exposed to the judgment of the entire community.”
“I invested my savings in stocks to gain partial ownership of the company and hopefully reap the financial rewards.”
“John is a successful stockholder who regularly analyzes market trends in order to maximize his profits.”
“As a stockholder, I am entitled to attend the annual meeting and vote on company matters.”
“Options are both compensation for executives and also potential costs to stockholders, since their exercise dilutes stockholder ownership rights.”
stockbroker
(finance) A person who buys and sells shares (stock) on a stock exchange on behalf of clients. May also provide investment advice and/or company information, depending on the level of service offered (or chosen by the client).
“While deployed, the RSP stockage effectiveness for reparable items was 98.4 percent.”
“Delete the parts from your authorized stockage list as soon as possible.”
“An authorized stockage list review board conducts a line-by-line review of an ASL to determine which items should be retained and which should be deleted.”
“The stockholding banks increased their assets by 34.3 per cent to 4.09 trillion yuan, while liabilities rose 34.5 per cent to 3.95 trillion yuan.”
“Let me begin by recalling and further welcoming the remarkable range of guests who are signalling their stockholding in the HSRC by joining in this important event.”
“Sandy, 45 and James, 42, have important stockholding in Rangers and they want a seat on the board in return for taking a bigger stake the club.”
“Netherworld guitarist by night, by day he wears a three piece suit and works at a stockbrokerage firm.”
“He revealed several weeks ago that he had received approaches from more than one party that may or may not lead to an offer for the inter-dealer stockbrokerage.”
“The first principle of ratification in stockbrokerage transactions is that a customer who wishes to take advantage of his broker's wrongful act must repudiate that act.”
“The town square's stocks were used as a means of discipline and public humiliation, where wrongdoers were confined and exposed to the judgment of the entire community.”
“I invested my savings in stocks to gain partial ownership of the company and hopefully reap the financial rewards.”
stockens
(obsolete) plural of stocken Multiple pairs of stocken.
“Sitting in the sun-sodden upstairs lounge at Midsummer House in Cambridge, overlooking the river, we could smell the rich, meaty push of the stockpots in the kitchen below.”
“The Chef's Classic Enamel on Steel stockpots from Cuisinart are heavy-duty, multi-functional and generous in size.”
“Stellar's Eazistore range of saucepans, frying pans and stockpots stack and nestle inside each other like Russian dolls.”