place/put stock in
Definition of place/put stock in
US
: to have confidence or faith in someone or something He placed/put a lot of stock in her ability to get the job done. I don't put much stock in the rumors. I'm willing to put some stock in these polls since they've been accurate before.
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: physical environment : space
: a way for admission or transit
: physical surroundings : atmosphere
: to put in or as if in a particular place or position : set
: to present for consideration
: to put in a particular state
: to place in a specified position or relationship : lay
: to move in a specified direction
: to send (something, such as a weapon or missile) into or through something : thrust
: a throw made with an overhand pushing motion
: the act or an instance of putting the shot
: an option to sell a specified amount of a security (such as a stock) or commodity (such as wheat) at a fixed price at or within a specified time — compare call 3d
: being in place : fixed, set
: stump
: a log or block of wood
: something without life or consciousness
: to make (a domestic animal) pregnant
: to fit to or with a stock
: to provide with stock or a stock : supply
: kept regularly in stock
: commonly used or brought forward : standard
: kept for breeding purposes : brood
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