stock
US
/stɑk/
UK
/stɒk/
Meaning
A supply of goods or materials that a shop or organization has available to sell or use.
बेचने या इस्तेमाल करने के लिए किसी दुकान या संस्था के पास मौजूद सामान का भंडार।
Examples
“The pharmacy keeps a large stock of common medicines.”
“We ran out of stock before the weekend sale.”
“The store stocked extra umbrellas before the rainy season.”
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Not natural: The shop has many stock of rice.
Better: The shop has a large stock of rice.
Stock meaning a supply is usually uncountable; use “a stock” or “a large stock,” not “many stock.”
सामान के भंडार वाले अर्थ में stock आमतौर पर uncountable होता है। “many stock” नहीं, “a large stock” कहें।
Not natural: We should stock on bottled water.
Better: We should stock up on bottled water.
Use “stock up on” when you mean buying or gathering extra supplies for later.
बाद के लिए ज़्यादा सामान इकट्ठा करने या खरीदने के अर्थ में “stock up on” इस्तेमाल करें।
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Learner tip
Use “in stock” for available goods and “stock up on” when preparing by gathering extra supplies.
उपलब्ध सामान के लिए “in stock” और आगे के लिए ज़्यादा सामान जमा करने पर “stock up on” कहें।