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in stock

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  1. Available for sale or use, on hand, as in We have several dozen tires in stock. The antonym, out of stock, means “not available for sale,” usually only temporarily. For example, This item is out of stock now, but we expect a new order next week. [Early 1600s]

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Changes in stock futures don’t always reflect market moves after the opening bell.

From The Wall Street Journal

Friday that a limited batch was back in stock.

From Los Angeles Times

The NHS was thought to have only two weeks' supply in stock and so was focussing on emergency patients and the most complex cases on the waiting list.

From BBC

Hospitals have about two weeks supply of bone cement in stock.

From BBC

Tech executives, who often get much of their compensation in stock, tend to be sellers, rather than open-market buyers, of their stock.

From Barron's

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