in stock

Thân thiện

The store has many sizes of blue jeans in stock.

Definition

1. Adjective: Available for immediate use or sale; present in the inventory or supply of a store or business.

Usage

• The phrase "in stock" is used to describe items that are currently available for purchase or use from a supplier's or retailer's inventory. It is typically used after a form of the verb "to be" (e.g., is, are, was, were) or verbs like "have."
• It is commonly seen in retail, e-commerce, and business contexts to inform customers about product availability.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • The new smartphone model is already in stock at our downtown store.
  • We have several sizes of that sweater in stock.
  • I'm sorry, but that book is not in stock at the moment.

Advanced Usage

• "to be in stock": This is the most common construction.
  • The popular toy was back in stock just before the holidays.
• "to have something in stock": This construction emphasizes possession or availability.
  • Do you have this paint color in stock?
• "to keep something in stock": This refers to the action of maintaining an inventory.
  • We try to keep all essential parts in stock.

Variants and Related Words

• Stock (n): The total supply of goods available for sale in a store.
  • We need to check our stock levels.
• Out of stock (adj): The opposite of "in stock"; not currently available in the inventory.
  • The item you requested is currently out of stock.
• Stockroom (n): A room where a stock of goods is kept.
  • The assistant went to the stockroom to check.

Synonyms

• Available: Able to be used or obtained.
• On hand: Present and available for use.

Antonyms

• Out of stock: Not available for sale from current inventory.
• Unavailable: Not able to be used or obtained.

Related Phrases

• In stock and ready to ship: A common e-commerce phrase indicating immediate availability for delivery.
  • All items listed are in stock and ready to ship.
• Limited stock: Indicates that only a small quantity is available.
  • Hurry, this product is in limited stock!

Học thuật

Adjective

1. available for use or sale
   • they have plenty of stonewashed jeans in stock

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