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