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STOCK-IN-TRADE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any equipment constantly used as part of a profession or occupation
Example:
friendliness is the salesman's stock in trade
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("stock-in-trade" is a kind of...):
equipment (an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service)