stocks
Britishplural noun
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history an instrument of punishment consisting of a heavy wooden frame with holes in which the feet, hands, or head of an offender were locked
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a frame in which an animal is held while receiving veterinary attention or while being shod
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a frame used to support a boat while under construction
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nautical a vertical post or shaft at the forward edge of a rudder, extended upwards for attachment to the steering controls
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in preparation or under construction
Vocabulary lists containing stocks
Example Sentences
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When credit and stocks disagree, credit is the one telling the truth.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
On average, stocks spike on their first trading day but struggle to keep up the momentum over time.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
It’s not just stocks in the crosshairs of a correction.
From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026
—Asian stocks were higher on Friday as investors moved on from the geopolitical tensions to instead focus on the development of AI.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Most bought this insurance on subprime mortgages not as an outright bet against them but as a hedge against their implicit bet on them—their portfolios of U.S. real estate– related stocks or bonds.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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