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stocklist

noun·AcademicBritishbusiness

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UK/ˈstɒklɪst/
US/ˈstɑːklɪst/

Meanings

  1. nouncountablebusiness

    A written or computer list of all the goods a shop or warehouse has available.

    Grammar: Takes 'a' or 'the': check the stocklist.

    Patterns

    • a stocklist of something
    • check the stocklist

    She printed the stocklist so the buyers could see which sizes were left.

    The stocklist showed that we had only three lamps left.

    He updates the stocklist every time a delivery arrives.

  2. nouncountablespecialist

    A list of the animals, such as cattle or sheep, kept on a farm.

    Grammar: Used mainly in farming contexts.

    Patterns

    • a stocklist of animals

    The farmer kept a stocklist of every cow and its birth date.

    The vet asked for the stocklist before the inspection.

    A new stocklist was drawn up after the autumn sale.

Word forms

pluralstocklists

Common combinations

update the stocklist
Please update the stocklist when the new books arrive.
check the stocklist
I'll check the stocklist before I call the customer.
an up-to-date stocklist
An up-to-date stocklist saves time on busy days.
print a stocklist
He printed a stocklist for the annual count.
a full stocklist
A full stocklist is available on request.

Synonyms and how they differ

inventory
It is the more common American word, and can mean the goods as well as the list.
catalogue
It lists items for customers to choose from, while a stocklist is an internal record of what is held.
stock sheet
It is a more informal term for a paper form used for counting.

Word family

stock noun
goods held for sale
stocktake noun
a count of goods
stockist noun
a shop that sells a particular brand
stockroom noun
a room where goods are stored

Commonly confused: stocklist or stockist?

stocklist vs stockist

A stockist is a business that sells a certain brand, but a stocklist is the list of goods itself.

Practice

The assistant checked the ___ to see if the blue jackets were still in the warehouse.

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