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单词 stock
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stock

Science and Technology
  • Any annual, biennial, or perennial herbaceous plant in the genus Matthiola (family Brassicaceae), several species of which are cultivated ornamentals, especially M. incana (hoary stock) and M. longipetala (evening-scented stock), both of which are widely grown for their perfumed flowers.

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Biology
  • See graft.


Geology and Earth Sciences
  • Igneous intrusion, approximately circular in plan, that has steep contacts with the country rocks and a surface area of 20 km2 or less.


Geography
  • An irregular igneous intrusion, cutting across the strata of the country rock. A stock is less than 10 360 hectares in area (Buddington (1969) GSA Bull. 70).


Economics
  • 1. The total quantity accumulated at a point in time. This is contrasted to a flow, which refers to the change in the stock over a given period. For example, the quantity of capital is a stock while investment is a flow.

    2. A synonym for stocks, a collection of goods held by an enterprise. Stock appreciation is an increase in the value of stocks held due to price changes. A stockpile is a large holding of commodities, held, for example, by a government as a strategic reserve. See also buffer stock; investment in stocks and work in progress.

    3. A synonym for share. Common stock is the US term for ordinary share. Government stock is government debt instruments. See also alpha stocks; beta stocks; common stock; gamma stocks; over-the-counter market.


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