(n)stockthe capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity)“he owns a controlling share of the company's stock”
(n)stock, inventorythe merchandise that a shop has on hand“they carried a vast inventory of hardware”, “they stopped selling in exact sizes in order to reduce inventory”
(n)stock, gunstockthe handle of a handgun or the butt end of a rifle or shotgun or part of the support of a machine gun or artillery gun“the rifle had been fitted with a special stock”
(n)stock certificate, stocka certificate documenting the shareholder's ownership in the corporation“the value of his stocks doubled during the past year”
(n)breed, strain, stocka special variety of domesticated animals within a species“he experimented on a particular breed of white rats”, “he created a new strain of sheep”