stock
noun
a supply of goods kept on hand for sale to customers by a merchant, distributor, manufacturer, etc.; inventory.
stocked
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past participleof stock.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof stock.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
stocknouna supply of goods kept on hand for sale to customers by a merchant, distributor, manufacturer, etc.; inventory.
Example Sentences
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Speaking on the same programme, Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said she was "stocked up for the week at any time".
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
The pallets will be organized so store workers can pull them to a single aisle, and the items can be unloaded in the order they are stocked on shelves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
My current home is also stocked with multistage, HEPA-filter air purifiers that combine carbon absorption and ionizer technology all around the house, which came in handy during Covid.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
The Lakers have stocked their team with versatile perimeter defenders to help complement their offensive-minded backcourt of Doncic and Reaves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
One pond that had been treated with DDT to remove unwanted shiners remained so poisonous through repeated drainings and flushings that it killed 94 per cent of the sunfish with which it was later stocked.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
