Merchandise vs. Stock

Merchandise vs. Stock — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Merchandise and Stock

Merchandisenoun

(uncountable) commodities offered for sale

good business depends on having good merchandise

Stocknoun

A store or supply.

Merchandisenoun

(countable) a commodity offered for sale; an article of commerce; a kind of merchandise

Stocknoun

(operations) A store of goods ready for sale; inventory.

We have a stock of televisions on hand.

Merchandisenoun

(uncountable) the act or business of trading; trade; traffic

Stocknoun

A supply of anything ready for use.

Lay in a stock of wood for the winter season.
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Merchandiseverb

to engage in trade; to carry on commerce

Stocknoun

Railroad rolling stock.

Merchandiseverb

(intransitive) to engage in in-store promotion of the sale of goods, as by display and arrangement of goods

He started his career merchandising in a small clothing store chain.

Stocknoun

A stack of undealt cards made available to the players.

Merchandiseverb

To engage in the trade of

Stocknoun

Farm or ranch animals; livestock.

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Merchandiseverb

(transitive) to engage in in-store promotion of the sale of

He got hired to merchandise some new sporting goods lines.

Stocknoun

The population of a given type of animal (especially fish) available to be captured from the wild for economic use.

Merchandiseverb

(transitive) to promote as if for sale

The record companies don't get as good a return on merchandising artists under contract.

Stocknoun

(finance) The capital raised by a company through the issue of shares. The total of shares held by an individual shareholder.

Merchandisenoun

commodities offered for sale;

good business depends on having good merchandisethat store offers a variety of products

Stocknoun

The price or value of the stock for a company on the stock market.

When the bad news came out, the company's stock dropped precipitously.

Merchandiseverb

engage in the trade of;

he is merchandising telephone sets

Stocknoun

(figurative) The measure of how highly a person or institution is valued.

After that last screw-up of mine, my stock is pretty low around here.

Stocknoun

Any of several types of security that are similar to a stock, or marketed like one.

Stocknoun

The raw material from which things are made; feedstock.

Stocknoun

Broth made from meat (originally bones) or vegetables, used as a basis for stew or soup.

Stocknoun

The type of paper used in printing.

The books were printed on a heavier stock this year.

Stocknoun

Undeveloped film; film stock.

Stocknoun

Plain soap before it is coloured and perfumed.

Stocknoun

Stock theater, summer stock theater.

Stocknoun

The trunk and woody main stems of a tree. The base from which something grows or branches.

Stocknoun

(horticulture) The plant upon which the scion is grafted.

Stocknoun

lineage, family, ancestry.

Stocknoun

Any of the several species of cruciferous flowers in the genus Matthiola.

Stocknoun

A handle or stem to which the working part of an implement or weapon is attached.

Stocknoun

(firearm) The part of a rifle or shotgun that rests against the shooter's shoulder.

Stocknoun

The handle of a whip, fishing rod, etc.

Stocknoun

Part of a machine that supports items or holds them in place.

Stocknoun

The headstock of a lathe, drill, etc.

Stocknoun

The tailstock of a lathe.

Stocknoun

A bar, stick or rod.

Stocknoun

A ski pole.

Stocknoun

(nautical) A bar going through an anchor, perpendicular to the flukes.

Stocknoun

(nautical) The axle attached to the rudder, which transfers the movement of the helm to the rudder.

Stocknoun

(geology) A pipe (vertical cylinder of ore)

Stocknoun

A type of (now formal or official) neckwear.

Stocknoun

A necktie or cravat, particularly a wide necktie popular in the eighteenth century, often seen today as a part of formal wear for horse riding competitions.

Stocknoun

A piece of black cloth worn under a clerical collar.

Stocknoun

A bed for infants; a crib, cot, or cradle

Stocknoun

(folklore) A piece of wood magically made to be just like a real baby and substituted for it by magical beings.

Stocknoun

(obsolete) A cover for the legs; a stocking.

Stocknoun

A block of wood; something fixed and solid; a pillar; a firm support; a post.

Stocknoun

A person who is as dull and lifeless as a stock or post; one who has little sense.

Stocknoun

The longest part of a split tally stick formerly struck in the exchequer, which was delivered to the person who had lent the king money on account, as the evidence of indebtedness.

Stocknoun

The frame or timbers on which a ship rests during construction.

Stocknoun

Red and grey bricks, used for the exterior of walls and the front of buildings.

Stocknoun

(biology) In tectology, an aggregate or colony of individuals, such as as trees, chains of salpae, etc.

Stocknoun

The beater of a fulling mill.

Stocknoun

A thrust with a rapier; a stoccado.

Stockverb

To have on hand for sale.

The store stocks all kinds of dried vegetables.

Stockverb

To provide with material requisites; to store; to fill; to supply.

to stock a warehouse with goodsto stock a farm, i.e. to supply it with cattle and toolsto stock land, i.e. to occupy it with a permanent growth, especially of grass

Stockverb

To allow (cows) to retain milk for twenty-four hours or more prior to sale.

Stockverb

To put in the stocks as punishment.

Stockverb

(nautical) To fit (an anchor) with a stock, or to fasten the stock firmly in place.

Stockverb

To arrange cards in a certain manner for cheating purposes; to stack the deck.

Stockadjective

Of a type normally available for purchase/in stock.

stock itemsstock sizes

Stockadjective

Having the same configuration as cars sold to the non-racing public, or having been modified from such a car.

Stockadjective

Straightforward, ordinary, just another, very basic.

That band is quite stockHe gave me a stock answer

Stocknoun

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

Stocknoun

liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered; used as a basis for e.g. soups or sauces;

she made gravy with a base of beef stock

Stocknoun

the merchandise that a shop has on hand;

they carried a vast inventory of hardware

Stocknoun

a supply of something available for future use;

he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars

Stocknoun

not used technically; any animals kept for use or profit

Stocknoun

the descendants of one individual;

his entire lineage has been warriors

Stocknoun

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

Stocknoun

the reputation and popularity a person has;

his stock was so high he could have been elected mayor

Stocknoun

a special variety of domesticated animals within a species;

he experimented on a particular breed of white ratshe created a new strain of sheep

Stocknoun

lumber used in the construction of something;

they will cut round stock to 1-inch diameter

Stocknoun

a certificate documenting the shareholder's ownership in the corporation;

the value of his stocks doubled during the past year

Stocknoun

any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Malcolmia

Stocknoun

a plant or stem onto which a graft is made; especially a plant grown specifically to provide the root part of grafted plants

Stocknoun

any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers

Stocknoun

the handle end of some implements or tools;

he grabbed the cue by the stock

Stocknoun

persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant

Stocknoun

an ornamental white cravat

Stockverb

have on hand;

Do you carry kerosene heaters?

Stockverb

equip with a stock;

stock a rifle

Stockverb

supply with fish;

stock a lake

Stockverb

supply with livestock;

stock a farm

Stockverb

stock up on to keep for future use or sale;

let's stock coffee as long as prices are low

Stockverb

provide or furnish with a stock of something;

stock the larder with meat

Stockverb

put forth and grow sprouts or shoots;

the plant sprouted early this year

Stockadjective

repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse;

bromidic sermonshis remarks were trite and commonplacehackneyed phrasesa stock answerrepeating threadbare jokesparroting some timeworn axiomthe trite metaphor `hard as nails'

Stockadjective

routine;

a stock answer

Stockadjective

regularly and widely used or sold;

a standard sizea stock item