stock
noun
a supply of goods kept on hand for sale to customers by a merchant, distributor, manufacturer, etc.; inventory.
will stock
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future tenseof stock.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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James Daunt, the CEO of Barnes & Noble, received criticism after saying on the “Today” show in May that if customers want to buy AI books, “then we will stock them.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
It has been approved for use by UK regulators, and several major supermarkets will stock milk produced by cattle eating feed with the additive.
From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2024
Additional infrastructure is still in the works, including a giant underground reservoir in Paris that will stock excess water during storms so it doesn’t spill untreated into the river and can be treated later.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 17, 2023
“The stores will stock up 6 a.m., and kids will come before school,” said the streamer, who posts online as @khoslaa.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 26, 2023
One shepherd can look after a flock which will stock an extent of ground that would require many hands if it were ploughed and reaped.
From The Reign of Henry the Eighth, Volume 1 (of 3) by James Anthony Froude
