| 一般 |
stock-in-trade (► (also trading stock) ACCOUNTING, FINANCE goods, such as parts, materials, and other assets, that a company or person owns: "Land is both stock-in-trade and a financial liability. "This list of contacts is your stock-in-trade. ► the normal business of a person or company: "Stories about scams are the stock-in-trade of political reporters. "This company's stock-in-trade is buying houses in poor shape, fixing them up, and reselling them. ► someone's usual behaviour or characteristics: "His stock-in-trade was a volcanic anger. CBED Alexander Demidov); stock (esp. in the retail context Liv Bliss) |
