Idioms for stock

Origin of stock

before 900; (noun) Middle English; Old English stoc(c) stump, stake, post, log; cognate with German Stock, Old Norse stokkr tree-trunk; (v.) derivative of the noun

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British Dictionary definitions for destock (1 of 2)

destock
/ (diːˈstɒk) /

verb

(of a retailer) to reduce the amount of stock held or cease to stock certain products

British Dictionary definitions for destock (2 of 2)

stock
/ (stɒk) /

noun

adjective

staple, standard stock sizes in clothes
(prenominal) being a cliché; hackneyed a stock phrase

verb

See also stocks

Derived forms of stock

stocker, noun

Word Origin for stock

Old English stocc trunk (of a tree), stem, stick (the various senses developed from these meanings, as trunk of a tree, hence line of descent; structures made of timber; a store of timber or other goods for future use, hence an aggregate of goods, animals, etc); related to Old Saxon, Old High German stock stick, stump

Scientific definitions for destock

stock
[ stŏk ]

The trunk or main stem of a tree or another plant.
A plant or stem onto which a graft is made.
A plant or tree from which cuttings and scions are taken.

Cultural definitions for destock

stock

A share in the ownership of a corporation.

Idioms and Phrases with destock

stock

see in stock; lock, stock, and barrel; make a laughing stock of; take stock; take stock in.