how to pronounce stocks

/ˈstɑːks/

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stocks is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of stocks in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… to buy stocks etfs trade crypto and more …”

meanings of stocks

noun:

Plural of stock.
A device, similar to a pillory, formerly used for public humiliation and punishment.
The frame upon which a ship is built, and from which it is launched.

verb:

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of stock.

name:

A surname.

stocks frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word stocks occurs in english on average 5.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics stocks can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that stocks can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) transport and travel;