Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

summer stock

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.75 in modern English

Syllables
sum-mer -s-tock
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Plays put on at theaters during the summer, especially outdoors and during the summer vacation.

American usage; Uncountable

Usage

Phrases

summer stock theater summer stock theatre

Questions

What does summer stock mean?
Plays put on at theaters during the summer, especially outdoors and during the summer vacation.

How to pronounce summer stock

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