in stock

Idioms  

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]

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President Trump said Monday on social media that the U.S. has large numbers of interceptors in stock and is ramping up production.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

Don’t want to soak the bread in stock and bake the whole thing?

From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026

And this isn’t the first time: Amid the July rout that sent global semiconductor stocks reeling, SK Hynix CEO Chey Tae-won made a personal acquisition of KRW 4.8 billion in stock.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026

John Hamilton, of Ark Vet Centre in Lockerbie, said they had 20,000 doses of the vaccine in stock at the start of the week but "that disappeared over 48 hours".

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

In November 1940 he donated $30,000 in stock to the university through President Sproul’s office.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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