open stock


noun

merchandise, especially china, silverware, and glassware, sold in sets with additional individual pieces available from stock for future purchases, as for replacement.

Origin of open stock

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example sentences from the Web for open stock

  • As I said, I can make you a special price on it if you carry it as an open-stock pattern.

    Fanny Herself |Edna Ferber