Meaning

noun the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity)

noun the merchandise that a shop has on hand

noun the handle of a handgun or the butt end of a rifle or shotgun or part of the support of a machine gun or artillery gun

originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- Proto-Germanic *stikanąder. Proto-Germanic *stukkaz Proto-West Germanic *stokk Old English stocc Middle English stok English stock From Middle English stok, from Old English stocc, from Proto-West Germanic *stokk, from Proto-Germanic *stukkaz (“tree-trunk”). Modern senses are mostly referring either to the trunk from which the tree grows (figuratively,…

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