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stock in trade
stock-in-trade also stock in trade (stŏk′ĭn-trād′, stŏk′ĭn-trād′)n.1. All the merchandise and equipment kept on hand and used in carrying on a business.2. The resources available to and habitually called on by a person in a given situation: A ready wit is her stock-in-trade.stock in trade or stock-in-traden1. (Commerce) goods in stock necessary for carrying on a business2. (Commerce) anything constantly used by a person as a part of his or her profession, occupation, or trade: friendliness is the salesman's stock in trade. stock′ in trade′ or stock′-in-trade′,
n. 1. the goods or equipment needed for carrying on a business. 2. resources or abilities peculiar to an individual or group. [1660–70] Translationsstock in trade
stock-in-trade1. The goods or equipment that a particular professional, company, industry, profession, etc., uses or deals in for business. You should talk to Sarah if you're looking to buy a new laptop—computers are her stock-in-trade, after all. Art supplies are my stock-in-trade, so I know just about all there is to know about paint.2. By extension, the traits, characteristics, or behaviors that typify or are readily called upon by a particular person or thing. Witty humor has always been his stock-in-trade. A good imagination is the stock-in-trade of any good writer.stock in tradewhatever goods, skills, etc., are necessary to undertake an activity of some kind. Of course I am glad to help. Packing household goods is my stock in trade.See also: stock, tradestock in tradeOne’s capabilities and resources. This cliché transfers the original meaning of the phrase—that is, the goods for sale kept by a dealer, or the tools kept by a workman—to more personal attributes. Thomas de Quincey used it in Cicero (1842): “Such charges were the standing material, the stock in trade of every orator.”See also: stock, tradeMedicalSeeinventorystock in trade
stock in traden. the inventory of merchandise held for sale. Stock in Trade
Stock in TradeProperty held primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary course of business. |