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

stocking filler, stocking frame, stocking mask, stocking stitch, stocking stuffer, stock in trade, stockish, stockist, stockjobber, stock ledger, stockless

How to use stock in trade in a sentence

Its graceful hotels and beautiful restaurants are totally dependent on the tourist trade.
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Her travel clique has been known to arrive at an airport, bags packed, passport-in-hand, within hours of spotting a deal.
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Earl Spencer adds, “Effectively, my great-grandfather sold his children to his father-in-law.”
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Such throats are trying, are they not?In case one catches cold; Ah, yes!
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Neither privately owned nor government stock is entitled to voting power.
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I didn't take much stock in the yarn at the time, but I'm beginning to think he had it straight.
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One day she had heard a man say, "If there is a drought we shall have the devil to pay with our stock before winter is over."
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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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stock in trade

or stock-in-trade

Origin of stock in trade

Words nearby stock in trade

Words related to stock in trade

How to use stock in trade in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for stock in trade