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on the stock

on the stock is the alternative form of on the stocks.

Meaning of on the stocks

Prepositional phrase

  1. (UK) under construction
  2. (UK, idiomatic) in progress, underway

Questions about on the stock

What is on the stock the alternative form of?
On the stock is the alternative form of on the stocks.

Words near on the stock in the dictionary

  1. on the spectrum
  2. on the spin
  3. on the spot
  4. on the square
  5. on the stand
  6. on the stock
  7. on the stocks
  8. on the street
  9. on the streets
  10. on the strength of
  11. on the stroke of

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