livestock — live‧stock [ˈlaɪvstɒk ǁ stɑːk] noun [uncountable] FARMING animals that are kept as a business, to make profit: • Grain and livestock markets are quite strong at the moment. * * * livestock UK US /ˈlaɪvstɒk/ noun [U] ► animals such as cows, sheep … Financial and business terms
livestock — 1520s, from LIVE (Cf. live) (adj.) + STOCK (Cf. stock) (n.2) … Etymology dictionary
livestock — ► NOUN ▪ farm animals regarded as an asset … English terms dictionary
livestock — [līv′stäk΄] n. domestic animals kept for use on a farm and raised for sale and profit … English World dictionary
Livestock — For other uses, see Livestock (disambiguation). Domestic sheep and a cow (heifer) pastured together in South Africa Livestock refers to one or more domesticated animals raised in an agricultural setting to produce commodities such as food, fiber… … Wikipedia
livestock — /luyv stok /, n. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) the horses, cattle, sheep, and other useful animals kept or raised on a farm or ranch. [1650 60; LIVE2 + STOCK] * * * Farm animals, with the exception of poultry. In Western countries the category… … Universalium
livestock — n. to graze livestock * * * [ laɪvstɒk] to graze livestock … Combinatory dictionary
livestock — [[t]la͟ɪvstɒk[/t]] N UNCOUNT COLL Animals such as cattle and sheep which are kept on a farm are referred to as livestock. The heavy rains and flooding killed scores of livestock … English dictionary
livestock — noun Livestock is used before these nouns: ↑breeding, ↑farm, ↑farmer, ↑farming, ↑manure, ↑producer, ↑production, ↑waste … Collocations dictionary
livestock — gyvulys statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Stambus naminis žinduolis, taip pat šuo, katė. atitikmenys: angl. cattle; livestock vok. Vieh, n rus. домашний скот, m … Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas