stock

repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

“his remarks were trite and commonplace”

“hackneyed phrases”

“a stock answer”

“repeating threadbare jokes”

routine

“a stock answer”

regularly and widely used or sold

“a standard size”

“a stock item”

the 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”

the 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”

the 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”

a certificate documenting the shareholder's ownership in the corporation

“the value of his stocks doubled during the past year”

a supply of something available for future use

“he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars”

the hereditary derivation of an individual

“his entire lineage has been warriors”

have on hand

“Do you carry kerosene heaters?”

equip with a stock

“stock a rifle”

supply with fish

“stock a lake”

supply with livestock

“stock a farm”

amass so as to keep for future use or sale or for a particular occasion or use

“let's stock coffee as long as prices are low”

provide or furnish with a stock of something

“stock the larder with meat”

“They stock the lake with fish”