noun

stock

Translation

stock, inventory, shares, broth

We need to check the stock in the warehouse.

He invested his money in stocks.

Add some chicken stock to the soup.

in stock available for sale The item is now in stock.

out of stock not available for sale That size is out of stock.

a stock of ((sth.)) a supply of something We have a large stock of paper.

to buy stocks to buy shares in a company He likes to buy and sell stocks.

Synonyms: (inventory) supply, reserve; (shares) equity, security

From Old English 'stocc', meaning 'tree trunk, post, stake'. The common idea is a base or source from which things are supplied.

Picture a tree 'stock' (trunk) as the main supply. From this base comes goods (inventory), ownership (shares), and soup base (broth).