The bookstore kept a large stock of classic novels to meet the demand of its loyal customers.
这家书店储备了大量经典小说，以满足忠实顾客的需求。
Volunteer-run seed libraries, which lend out seeds the way traditional libraries lend books, help preserve genetic diversity among regional plant varieties that commercial seed companies often no longer stock, a benefit frequently cited by advocates seeking municipal support for new seed library branches.
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Which choice best defines “stock”?
B — Supply; share; v. store. “stock” means supply; share; v. store.
Which word means “supply; share; v. store”?
B — stock. “stock” means supply; share; v. store.
stock — supply; share; v. store. In Chinese: 存货，股票.
stock is pronounced /stɑːk/.
The bookstore kept a large stock of classic novels to meet the demand of its loyal customers. (这家书店储备了大量经典小说，以满足忠实顾客的需求。)
inventory, supply, reserve — all close in meaning to stock (supply; share; v. store).
shortage, deficit — each the opposite of stock (supply; share; v. store).
Yes. stock is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
stock(inventory)