单词 | stock-in-trade |
释义 | stock-in-trade also stock in trade singular noun [with poss] If you say that something is someone's stock-in-trade, you mean that it is a usual part of their behaviour or work. Patriotism is every politician's stock-in-trade. Delicious potted shrimps and prawns were once the stock-in-trade of the harboursidecafe. stock in trade in British English or stock-in-trade noun 1. goods in stock necessary for carrying on a business 2. anything constantly used by a person as a part of his or her profession, occupation, or trade friendliness is the salesman's stock in trade stock-in-trade in British English or stock in trade (ˌstɒkɪnˈtreɪd) noun 1. anything frequently used by someone as a part of a profession, occupation, trade orbehaviour Confession and repentance, the stock-in-trade of the revivalist preacher, do notconstitute the infallible means of improving our behaviour. His stock-in-trade is charm. There are no reviews - the stock-in-trade of the specialist magazine. Confidentiality was their stock-in-trade. Patriotism is every politician's stock-in-trade. Friendliness is the salesman's stock-in-trade. Unhappy families are the writer's stock-in-trade. Delicious potted shrimps and prawns were once the stock-in-trade of the harboursidecafe. 2. goods in stock necessary for carrying on a business One motorist, a rep who had been trapped by snowdrifts, maintained body temperatureby wrapping himself in his stock-in-trade - ladies' stockings. stock in trade in American English1. goods kept available for sale at a store or shop 2. tools, materials, etc. used in carrying on a trade or a business 3. any resources, practices, or devices characteristically employed by a given person or group Examples of 'stock in trade' in a sentence |
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