stock-in-trade
Usual tools employed
Stock-in-trade is the goods a merchant keeps on hand to sell, or the typical tools and materials of a trade.
By extension, it means the characteristic skills, techniques, or behaviors someone regularly employs: Sarcasm was his stock-in-trade.
The phrase often carries a mildly dismissive tone, suggesting something predictable or overused: romantic clichés that are the stock-in-trade of greeting cards.
Things for sale
- merchandiseCommercial products offered
- waresItems offered for sale
- suppliesResources for a task
- productsItems made for sale
items · warehouse · stockroom · shelves · catalog · assortment · selection · range
Handwritten name for verification
- trademarkRegistered commercial identifier
- hallmarkDistinguishing characteristic or mark
- calling-cardPersonal introduction slip
- bread-and-butterPrimary means of support
staple · mainstay · go-to · specialty · forte · wheelhouse · characteristic · standard
One's professional abilities
- proficiencySkilled performance level
- know-howPractical ability to accomplish
- masteryComplete skill or control
- competenceAdequate ability to function
acumen · savvy · prowess · craftsmanship · artistry · finesse · talent · technique
Mutual giving and receiving
- marketVenue for trade
- merchandisingPromoting and selling goods
- retailSales to end users
- wholesaleBulk sales to merchants
distribution · dealership · barter · transactions · importing · exporting · commodities · vendor
goods
Things for sale
- merchandiseCommercial products offered
- waresItems offered for sale
- suppliesResources for a task
products · items · warehouse · stockroom · shelves · catalog · assortment · selection · range · provisions
signature
Handwritten name for verification
- trademarkRegistered commercial identifier
- hallmarkDistinguishing characteristic or mark
- calling-cardPersonal introduction slip
bread-and-butter · staple · mainstay · go-to · specialty · forte · wheelhouse · characteristic · standard · routine
skillset
One's professional abilities
- proficiencySkilled performance level
- know-howPractical ability to accomplish
- masteryComplete skill or control
competence · acumen · savvy · prowess · craftsmanship · artistry · finesse · talent · technique · capability
exchange
Mutual giving and receiving
- marketVenue for trade
- merchandisingPromoting and selling goods
- retailSales to end users
wholesale · distribution · dealership · barter · transactions · importing · exporting · commodities · vendor · merchant
stock-in-tradenovelty
Quality of being original
anomaly · aberration · departure · exception · rarity
stock-in-tradesideline
Secondary business pursuit
afterthought · incidental · non-essential · hobby · tangent
stock, trade, stocks, stocked, stocking, stockings, stocker, stockist, restock