Stock (disambiguation)
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Stock
is a representation of capital paid or invested into a business entity.
Stock may also refer to:
Related surnames:
Stock
The capital stock of a business entity represents the original capital paid into or invested in the business by its founders. It serves as a security for the creditors of a business since it cannot be withdrawn to the detriment of the creditors...
is a representation of capital paid or invested into a business entity.
Stock may also refer to:
Places
- Stock, EssexStock, EssexStock is a village and civil parish in south Essex, England. It is located approximately south of the county town of Chelmsford. The village is in the borough of Chelmsford and in the parliamentary constituency of Maldon.-Facilities:...
, England - Stock, Podlaskie VoivodeshipStock, Podlaskie VoivodeshipStock is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dąbrowa Białostocka, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.-References:...
, Poland - Stock Township, Harrison County, OhioStock Township, Harrison County, OhioStock Township is one of the fifteen townships of Harrison County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 432 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the north central part of the county, it borders the following townships:*North Township - north...
, United States - Stock Township, Noble County, OhioStock Township, Noble County, OhioStock Township is one of the fifteen townships of Noble County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 383 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Marion Township - north...
, United States - Stock (Middle-earth), a fictional village in the works of J. R. R. Tolkien
- Stocks HouseStocks HouseStocks House is a large Georgian mansion, built in 1773, that is the largest property in the village of Aldbury, Hertfordshire. It was built by owners of Stocks Farm and used as their family home for many years...
, a mansion in Hertfordshire, England
Plants
- RootstockRootstockA rootstock is a plant, and sometimes just the stump, which already has an established, healthy root system, used for grafting a cutting or budding from another plant. The tree part being grafted onto the rootstock is usually called the scion...
, a plant used for grafting - MatthiolaMatthiolaMatthiola |R.Br.]]), or stock, is a genus of flowering plants named after Pietro Andrea Mattioli.A cool season annual or perennial. Flowers are singles or doubles in a wide array of colors, very sweet smelling, and often used in bouquets of cut flowers...
, a genus of flowering plants - Virginia stockVirginia stockVirginia stock is a popular annual garden plant from the family Brassicaceae. A beautiful and profusely flowering annual, it is probably one of the easiest of all plants to grow. Growing to about 6-12 inches tall , it makes a mass of pink, purple and white fragrant four petalled flowers...
(Malcolmia maritima), a garden plant
Animals
- Cattle crushCattle crushA cattle crush , squeeze chute , standing stock, or simply stock is a strongly built stall or cage for holding cattle, horses, or other livestock safely while they are examined, marked, or given veterinary treatment. Cows may be made to suckle calves in a crush...
(UK), or standing stock, (US), a stall or cage used to restrain livestock - Fish stockFish stockFish stocks are subpopulations of a particular species of fish, for which intrinsic parameters are the only significant factors in determining population dynamics, while extrinsic factors are considered to be insignificant.-The stock concept:All species have geographic limits to their...
, semi-discrete subpopulations of a particular species of fish - Foundation bloodstockFoundation bloodstockFoundation bloodstock or foundation stock are horses that are the progenitor, or foundation, of a new horse breed or a given bloodline within a breed. The term is also used in a similar manner when discussing purebred dogs...
, individual or general type of horses used as the foundation animals that create a new breed or bloodline - LivestockLivestockLivestock refers to one or more domesticated animals raised in an agricultural setting to produce commodities such as food, fiber and labor. The term "livestock" as used in this article does not include poultry or farmed fish; however the inclusion of these, especially poultry, within the meaning...
, animals kept for agricultural purposes - StockfishStockfishStockfish is unsalted fish, especially cod, dried by cold air and wind on wooden racks on the foreshore, called "hjell". The drying of food is the world's oldest known preservation method, and dried fish has a storage life of several years...
, a type of dried fish product
People
- Albert StockAlbert StockAlbert Stock was a Welsh international rugby union centre who played club rugby for Newport. While with Newport, Stock faced three international touring teams and scored over a hundred tries for the club.-Rugby career:...
(1897-1969), Welsh international rugby player - Alec StockAlec StockAlec William Alfred Stock was an English footballer and manager.-Career:Alec Stock was born in Peasedown St John and played as an inside-forward for Tottenham Hotspur, Charlton Athletic and QPR before the Second World War and guested for several other clubs during the hostilities...
(1917-2001), English football manager - Alejandro StockAlejandro StockAlejandro Stock Silberman was born in Montevideo, Uruguay in 1965, of Jewish Russian origin through his mother Lidia Silberman and of Jewish Austrian origin on his father Vili Stock's side. Since 1993 he has lived and worked in Madrid, Spain. From early on he has felt his artistic calling,...
(b. 1965), Uruguayan artist - Alfred StockAlfred StockAlfred Stock was a German inorganic chemist. He did pioneering research on the hydrides of boron and silicon, coordination chemistry, mercury, and mercury poisoning...
(1876-1946), German inorganic chemist - Andrew StockAndrew StockAndrew Stock is a British artist who has been painting wildlife and landscapes since 1978. He was the President of the Society of Wildlife Artists from 2004 to 2009, and Fellow of the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers...
(b. 1960), British artist - Ann StockAnn StockAnn Stock is the current Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs, having been sworn in on June 23, 2010.-Biography:...
, American government official - Barbara StockBarbara StockBarbara Stock is an American actress, who appeared in the prime-time drama Spenser: For Hire for two non-consecutive seasons as "Susan Silverman", the love interest of "Spenser"...
(b. 1956), American actress - Barry StockBarry StockBarry Stock is the lead guitarist of the Canadian rock band Three Days Grace.-Biography:Barry James Stock is a Canadian guitarist, born in Belgium on April 24, 1974. He joined Three Days Grace in 2003, shortly after their first studio album. Barry uses Schecter,Ibanez and PRS guitars, but prefers...
(b. 1974), Canadian guitarist - Brian StockBrian StockBrian Benjamin Stock is a Wales international footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Doncaster Rovers. He is known for his vision, awareness, and his play-making and passing ability.-Bournemouth:...
(b. 1981), Welsh footballer - Christian StockChristian StockChristian Stock was a German Social Democrat politician and the first Prime Minister—Ministerpräsident—of the provisional state of Greater Hesse , which had been constituted in the aftermath of World War II...
(1884-1967), German politician - Constant Vanden StockConstant Vanden StockConstant Vanden Stock was the honorary president and former president and player of Belgian football club R.S.C. Anderlecht. The stadium of this club is named after him. Constant Vanden Stock also served as coach of the Belgium national football team from 1958 to 1968...
(1914-2008), Belgian footballer - David StockDavid StockDavid Frederick Stock is an American composer and conductor.Stock is a longtime resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he serves as a professor of composition and as the conductor of the Contemporary Ensemble at Duquesne University...
(b. 1939), American composer - Debra StockDebra StockDebra Ann Stock is a former English international cricketer. A right-handed bat and right-arm off break bowler, she played in seven Test matches and fifteen One Day Internationals for England women's cricket team between 1992 and 1996.-External links:...
(b. 1962), English cricketer - Dennis StockDennis StockDennis Stock was an American photojournalist and documentary photographer and a member of Magnum Photos. He was born in New York City and died in Sarasota, Florida.-Career:...
(1928-2010), American photographer - Dora StockDora StockDora Stock was an artist of the 18th and 19th centuries who specialized in portraiture. She was at the center of a highly cultivated household in which a great number of artists, musicians, and writers were guests; and her friends and acquaintances included some of the most eminent figures of her...
(1760-1832), German artist - Francine StockFrancine StockFrancine Stock is a British radio and TV presenter and novelist, of part-French origin.-Early life:Born in Devon, and with early years in Edinburgh and Australia, Stock later attended St Catherine's School, Guildford, where she was head girl, and is a graduate of Jesus College, Oxford, with a...
(b. 1958), British journalist - Franz StockFranz StockAbbé Franz Stock was a German Roman Catholic priest. He is known for ministering to prisoners in France during World War II, and to German prisoners of war in the years following.- Early life :...
(1904-1948), German priest in Paris during World War II - Frederick StockFrederick StockFrederick Stock was a German conductor and composer.-Biography:...
(1872-1942), German composer - Gerhard StöckGerhard StöckGerhard Stöck was a German athlete who competed mainly in the shot put and javelin throw.Gerhard Stöck represented Germany at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, earning a bronze medal in the shot put and a come-from-behind gold medal in the javelin throw.In the shot put, Stöck was out performed...
(1911-1985), German athlete - Gregory StockGregory StockGregory Stock is a biophysicist, best-selling author, biotech entrepreneur, and the former director of the Program on Medicine, Technology and Society at UCLA’s School of Medicine...
, American biophysicist - Hans-Christian StockHans-Christian StockHans-Christian Stock was a highly decorated Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or...
(1919-1945), German soldier - James H. StockJames H. StockJames Harold Stock is an American economist and a professor of economics at Harvard University.- Academic career :Stock graduated with a B.S. in physics in 1978 from Yale University. He then went to the University of California-Berkeley and completed his M.A. in 1982 and Ph.D...
(b. 1956), American economist - Jean-Pierre StockJean-Pierre StockJean-Pierre Stock was a French rower who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.In 1924 he won the silver medal with his partner Marc Detton in the double sculls event at the age of 24.-External links:* *...
(1900-1950), French rower - Jeff StockJeff StockJeff Stock is a retired U.S. soccer defender who spent five seasons in the North American Soccer League and two in the Western Soccer Alliance. He also played in the Major Indoor Soccer League with the Tacoma Stars....
(b. 1960), American soccer player - Jon StockJon StockJon Stock is a British author and journalist. He was educated at Sherborne School in Dorset and at Magdalene College, Cambridge, England. He lives in Wiltshire with his wife and three children. He has three brothers one of whom is Andrew Stock currently president of the Society of Wildlife...
(b. 1966), British novelist - Joseph StockJoseph StockJoseph Stock was an Irish Protestant churchman and writer, bishop of Killala and Achonry and afterwards bishop of Waterford and Lismore.-Life:...
(1740-1813), Irish bishop - Lady Gertrude StockLady Gertrude StockLady Gertrude Georgina Stock, nee Douglas was an English aristocrat and novelist, who also wrote under the pseudonym George Douglas...
(1842-1893), English novelist - Lara StockLara StockLara Stock is a Croatian chess player who has achieved the FIDE Woman Grandmaster title.She lives in Freiburg. Her mother is Croatian, her father is German....
(b. 1992), Croatian chess player - Larry StockLarry StockLarry Stock was a songwriter. He co-wrote the Fats Domino hit "Blueberry Hill", the Dean Martin hit "You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You", "Morning Side of the Mountain", and "You Won't Be Satisfied ". He was born in New York City. His mother emigrated to the USA from Erlich, near Budapest in...
(1896-1984), American musician - Leonhard StockLeonhard StockLeonhard Stock is an Austrian former skier who won a gold medal at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York....
(b. 1958), Austrian skier - Mark StockMark StockMark Stock was born in Frankfurt, Germany in 1951. The son of an Army officer, Stock lived in many states across America before settling in St. Petersburg, Florida. He received his Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of South Florida in Tampa where he studied under Theo Wujcik. Upon...
(b. 1951), American painter - Mark Stock (b. 1966), American football player
- Markus StockMarkus StockMarkus Stock from Bischofshofen is an Austrian ski mountaineer and member of the national team.- Selected results :* 2008:** 10th , Patrouille des Glaciers, together with Vzlt Georg Simair and StWm Wolfgang Klocker* 2010:** 5th, World Championship relay race Markus Stock (born 1969) from...
(b. 1969), Austrian ski mountaineer - Mike StockMike Stock (American football)Mike Stock was an American football coach from 1961 through 2009. He coached for 26 years at the collegiate level, 17 years in the National Football League, one year in the United States Football League, and one year coaching high school football in Ohio; altogether he coached 14 different teams...
, American football coach - Mike Stock (b. 1975), English musician
- Milt StockMilt StockMilton Joseph Stock , was an American third baseman in Major League Baseball from 1912 through 1926. He would play for the New York Giants, Philadelphia Phillies, Brooklyn Robins, and St. Louis Cardinals. Stock is believed to be the only major league player to get 4 hits in each of 4 consecutive...
(1897-1977), American baseball player - Nigel Stock (1919-1986), British actor
- Nigel Stock (b. 1950), British bishop
- P. J. StockP. J. StockPhilip Joseph Stock is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. Since retiring as a player he has become a regular member of the Hockey Night In Canada broadcast team.-Playing career:...
(b. 1975), American hockey player - Raymond StockRaymond StockRaymond Stock is an American academic, writer and translator. He has a BA in Mass Media/Foreign Affairs from Grand Valley State University , and an MA in Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor...
, American translator - Richard StockRichard StockRichard Stock was an English clergyman and one of the Puritan founders of the Feoffees for Impropriations. He was minister at All Hallows, Bread Street in London, from 1611 to 1626.-Life:...
(1569-1626), English clergyman - Roger Vanden StockRoger Vanden StockRoger Vanden Stock is the current president of Belgian football club R.S.C. Anderlecht. He is the son of former president Constant Vanden Stock.-References:...
, Belgian footballer - Ryan StockRyan StockRyan Stock is a Canadian based TV stunt man from Edmonton, Alberta who has a show on the Discovery Channel called "Guinea Pig". Stock and his fiancée Amber Lynn Walker travel around Canada and the United States and perform stunts which involve electrocution, automobile crashes, and intentional...
, Canadian stunt man - Sarah Stock (b. 1979), Canadian wrestler
- Sebastian StockSebastian StockSebastian Stock is a German curler living in Burgdorf, Switzerland.Stock's junior career included a silver medal at the 1995 World Junior Curling Championships and a bronze medal the following year. In 1995 he played third for Daniel Herberg and they lost to Tom Brewster, Jr.'s Scotland team in...
(b. 1977), German curler - Simon StockSimon StockSaint Simon Stock, an Englishman who lived in the 13th century, was an early prior general of the Carmelite religious order. Little is known about his life with any historical certainty. The Blessed Virgin Mary is traditionally said to have appeared to him and given him the Carmelite habit, the...
(1165-1265), 13th Century English saint - Thomas StockThomas stockThomas Stock established the first Sunday school in the United Kingdom.Thomas was the son of Thomas Stock, gentleman of Gloucester. The young Thomas joined Pembroke College, Oxford from Abingdon School. Entering Holy Orders, Stock was curate at Ashbury in Berkshire , where he formed the first...
(1750-1803), English clergyman - Uwe StockUwe StockUwe Stock is a German judo athlete, who competed for the SC Dynamo Berlin/ Sportvereinigung Dynamo. He won medals at international competitions.- References :...
, German athlete - Valentine StockValentine StockValentine Stock was an Ontario merchant and political figure. He represented Perth South in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1902 to 1904 and from 1908 to 1911 as a Liberal member....
(1852-1921), Canadian politician - Victor Andrew StockVictor Andrew StockThe Very Rev Victor Andrew Stock, AKC is the current Dean of Guildford. He was born on Christmas Eve 1944 and educated at Christopher Wren School, west London & King's College London. Ordained in 1970, he was initially a Curate in Pinner and then Chaplain of the University of London’s Church of...
(b. 1944), British clergyman - Wes StockWes StockWesley Gay Stock is a former Major League Baseball pitcher, pitching coach and television commentator...
(b. 1934), American baseball player - Wolfgang StockWolfgang StockWolfgang Stock ist a German journalist, author, professor and managing partner of Convincet, a business consultancy for public relations.- Life :...
(b. 1959), German journalist
Media
- Stock (album), by Akina Nakamori
- Stock (publishing house)Stock (publishing house)Stock is a French publisher, a subsidiary of Hachette Livre, which itself is part of the Lagardère Group.It was founded in the 18th century by André Cailleau, who was succeeded in 1753 by Nicolas-Bonaventure Duchesne, who published Voltaire and Rousseau. At the beginning of the 19th century, the...
- Raw stock, undeveloped motion picture film
- Stock media, media created to be used for several different purposes as necessary:
- Stock footageStock footageStock footage, and similarly, archive footage, library pictures and file footage are film or video footage that may or may not be custom shot for use in a specific film or television program. Stock footage is of beneficial use to filmmakers as it is sometimes less expensive than shooting new...
- Stock photographyStock photographyStock photography is the supply of photographs licensed for specific uses. It is used to fulfill the needs of creative assignments instead of hiring a photographer. Today, stock images can be presented in searchable online databases. They can be purchased and delivered online...
- Stock sound effect
- Stock footage
Economics and mathematics
- Stock (variable)
- InventoryInventoryInventory means a list compiled for some formal purpose, such as the details of an estate going to probate, or the contents of a house let furnished. This remains the prime meaning in British English...
stock, a supply of goods or materials held in storage by a business or household - Physical capitalPhysical capitalIn economics, physical capital or just 'capital' refers to any already-manufactured asset that is applied in production, such as machinery, buildings, or vehicles. In economic theory, physical capital is one of the three primary factors of production, also known as inputs in the production function...
stock, the amount of machinery, buildings, etc. used in the production process - Stock certificateStock certificateIn corporate law, a stock certificate is a legal document that certifies ownership of a specific number of stock shares in a corporation...
, a document representing ownership (equity) in a company - Stock marketStock marketA stock market or equity market is a public entity for the trading of company stock and derivatives at an agreed price; these are securities listed on a stock exchange as well as those only traded privately.The size of the world stock market was estimated at about $36.6 trillion...
, the medium in which stocks are bought and sold
Transportation
- Rolling stockRolling stockRolling stock comprises all the vehicles that move on a railway. It usually includes both powered and unpowered vehicles, for example locomotives, railroad cars, coaches and wagons...
, the vehicles that move on a railway - Stock car, a racing car that has not been modified from its original factory configuration
Other uses
- Stock (dockyard), a dockyard support structure constructed to support sailing ship assembly
- Stock (firearm)Stock (firearm)A stock, also known as a buttstock or shoulder stock, is a part of a rifle or other firearm, to which the barrel and firing mechanism are attached, that is held against one's shoulder when firing the gun. Stocks are also found on crossbows though a crossbow stock is more properly referred to as a...
, part of a gun - Stock (food)Stock (food)Stock is a flavoured water preparation. It forms the basis of many dishes, particularly soups and sauces.- Preparation :Stock is made by simmering various ingredients in water, including some or all of the following...
, a liquid flavoring base for soups and sauces - Stock (geology), an igneous rock formation
- STOCKSTOCKSTOCK is software for fixed assets management and stock control developed in 2004. Stocktaking process is carried using a hand-held mobile terminal equipped with barcode reader or RFID technology. Every object is identified by a barcode with the unique Asset Register Number linked with the exact...
, an accounting software program - StocksStocksStocks are devices used in the medieval and colonial American times as a form of physical punishment involving public humiliation. The stocks partially immobilized its victims and they were often exposed in a public place such as the site of a market to the scorn of those who passed by...
, a device for punishment or torture - Military stockLeatherneckLeatherneck is a military slang term for a member of the United States Marine Corps. Now accepted by Webster as a synonym for Marine, the term "Leatherneck" was derived from a leather stock once worn around the neck by both American and British Marines—and soldiers also. Beginning in 1798, "one...
, a leather collarCollarCollar may refer to:Human neckwear:*Collar , the part of a garment that fastens around or frames the neck*Ruff collar*Slave collar*Collar , a device of any material placed around the neck of the submissive partner in BDSM...
issued to Napoleonic-era soldiers - Infant bedInfant bedAn infant bed is a small bed specifically for infants and very young children, generally up to 3 years old....
, for sleeping babies - ChangelingChangelingA changeling is a creature found in Western European folklore and folk religion. It is typically described as being the offspring of a fairy, troll, elf or other legendary creature that has been secretly left in the place of a human child. Sometimes the term is also used to refer to the child who...
, a mythical creature - Ski poleSki poleSki poles are used by skiers to improve balance and timing. Early ski poles were simply sticks, then bamboo , then steel . In 1958, Ed Scott invented the aluminium ski pole...
, a type of sports equipment - A type of necktieNecktieA necktie is a long piece of cloth worn for decorative purposes around the neck or shoulders, resting under the shirt collar and knotted at the throat. Variants include the ascot tie, bow tie, bolo tie, and the clip-on tie. The modern necktie, ascot, and bow tie are descended from the cravat. Neck...
- A type of spinal lock grappling move
- Summer stock theatreSummer stock theatreSummer stock theatre is any theatre that presents stage productions only in the summer within the United States. The name combines both the seasonal time of year with the tradition of staging shows by a resident company, reusing stock scenery and costumes...
- A stock of a windmillWindmillA windmill is a machine which converts the energy of wind into rotational energy by means of vanes called sails or blades. Originally windmills were developed for milling grain for food production. In the course of history the windmill was adapted to many other industrial uses. An important...
See also
- Standing stock (disambiguation)
- Stalk (disambiguation)
Related surnames:
- Stocks (surname)Stocks (surname)Stocks is a surname, and may refer to:* David Stocks* Eboni Stocks* Mary Stocks, Baroness Stocks* Nigel G. Stocks* Phil Stocks* Tamara Stocks...
- StockmannStockmannStockmann is a Finnish listed company which was established in 1862 and is engaged in the retail trade. Stockmann's three divisions are the department store division, Hobby Hall, which specialises in mail order and online sales, and Seppälä, a chain of fashion stores...
(StockmanStockmanIn Australia a stockman is a person who looks after the livestock on a large property known as a station, which is owned by a grazier or a grazing company...
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