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stock vs float

float vs stock

stock and float both are nouns.

stock is an adjective but float is not an adjective.

stock and float both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
stock Yes Yes Yes No
float Yes No Yes No
As nouns, float is a hyponym of stock; that is, float is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than stock:
  • stock: the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity)
  • float: the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public
stock (noun) float (noun)
any animals kept for use or profit an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy
the merchandise that a shop has on hand something that floats on the surface of water
the handle end of some implements or tools a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco
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 an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade
an ornamental white cravat a drink with ice cream floating in it
lumber used in the construction of something the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public
liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered; used as a basis for e.g. soups or sauces the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment
a special variety of domesticated animals within a species
the hereditary derivation of an individual
persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant
any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers
any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Malcolmia
a plant or stem onto which a graft is made; especially a plant grown specifically to provide the root part of grafted plants
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity)
a supply of something available for future use
a certificate documenting the shareholder's ownership in the corporation
the reputation and popularity a person has
stock (adjective) float (adjective)
regularly and widely used or sold
routine
repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
stock (verb) float (verb)
put forth and grow sprouts or shoots convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation
have on hand allow (currencies) to fluctuate
amass so as to keep for future use or sale or for a particular occasion or use make the surface of level or smooth
provide or furnish with a stock of something put into the water
supply with livestock be in motion due to some air or water current
supply with fish be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom
equip with a stock set afloat
move lightly, as if suspended
circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with
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