stock in trade

or stock-in-trade

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noun

the requisites for carrying on a business, especially goods kept on hand for sale in a store.
resources or abilities peculiar to an individual or group or employed for a specific purpose: A feeling for language should be part of the stock in trade of any writer.

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Origin of stock in trade

First recorded in 1660–70

Words nearby stock in trade

stock exchange, stock farm, stock footage, stock guard, stock horse, stock in trade, stock ledger, stock lock, stock market, stock option, stock options
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Words related to stock in trade

funds, inventory, resources, stock, supply

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British Dictionary definitions for stock in trade

stock in trade

noun

goods in stock necessary for carrying on a business
anything constantly used by someone as a part of his profession, occupation, or tradefriendliness is the salesman's stock in trade
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