open stock

American  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of open stock

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

You can also buy the knives open stock if you want to build your own set in different colors.

From Slate • Mar. 1, 2019

Moreover, investing in a local firm would give GGV the opportunity to earn high returns from startups that go public in China's increasingly open stock markets where valuations are generally higher than overseas exchanges.

From Reuters • Jan. 19, 2017

For a while the club kept an open stock of canned tidbits, but McKerrow soon had to lock them up because one dishonest prisoner took to pinching the stores.

From Time Magazine Archive

On the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, an Austin convertible set a new U.S. speed record for open stock cars, a mark most auto makers are not interested in.

From Time Magazine Archive

We heard it was a better country and open stock range.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 3 by Work Projects Administration