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)

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