A2Vocabulary
Stock
In German
Stock
shtok
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Don't Get Confused!
❌ Looks like
Stock
In English means: "The supply of goods kept on hand for sale; shares in a company"
✅ Actually means
Stock
Stick, cane; floor, story (of a building)
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Memory Tip
A German 'Stock' can be a 'stick' or a 'floor', not 'stock' in a company. You can lean on a 'Stock' or live on a 'Stock', but you can't trade it!
Example Sentences
1
Er geht mit einem Stock spazieren.
He walks with a stick.
2
Meine Wohnung ist im dritten Stock.
My apartment is on the third floor.