stock-in-trade

stock-in-trade also stock in trade (stkn-trd, stkn-trd)

n.

1. All the merchandise and equipment kept on hand and used in carrying on a business.

2. The resources available to and habitually called on by a person in a given situation: A ready wit is her stock-in-trade.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

stock-in-trade - any equipment constantly used as part of a profession or occupation; "friendliness is the salesman's stock in trade" equipment - an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service

Translations

stock-in-trade [ˈstɒkɪnˈtreɪd] N (= tools etc) → existencias fpl (fig) → repertorio m
that joke is part of his stock-in-trade → es un chiste de su repertorio

stock-in-trade [ˌstɒkɪnˈtreɪd] n (goods) → merce f a magazzino; (tools) → strumenti mpl di lavoro (fig) → ferri mpl del mestiere
it's his stock-in-trade → è la sua specialità