in stock

1. Available for sale or use, on hand, as in We have several dozen tires in stock. The antonym, out of stock, means “not available for sale,” usually only temporarily. For example, This item is out of stock now, but we expect a new order next week. [Early 1600s]

Example Sentences

Minutes from the Federal Reserve’s October policy meeting show some officials voicing concern over a drop in stock prices, “especially in the event of an abrupt reassessment of the possibilities of AI-related technology.”

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Potential swings in stock prices risk being amplified in the coming week, as liquidity can become thin in the market as many investors may be taking time off around Thanksgiving.

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Joseph Adinolfi explained the financial factors behind bitcoin’s recent price movement and how they related to the broad decline in stock prices.

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As such, they reckon a drop in stock prices could also “present a ‘buy-the-dip’ opportunity.”

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According to Jared Bernstein, chair of the Council of Economic Advisers under President Joe Biden, the decline of a dollar in stock market wealth translates to two to three cents less in spending.

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