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
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Example Sentences
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Tech stocks surge in Asia as investors bet that the AI boom will carry on driving up chip and memory demand.
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
Evercore also screened for stocks with negative three-month earnings revision trends.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 7, 2026
A hotter-than-expected jobs report is sending U.S. stocks and short-term bond prices lower, as traders boost bets on a rate hike from the Federal Reserve this month.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
Defense experts warn that the stocks need to be even larger than they were before the war to credibly deter China or Russia.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
I was twenty-four years old, with no experience of, or particular interest in, guessing which stocks and bonds would rise and which would fall.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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