summer stock

noun

: theatrical productions of stock companies presented during the summer

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Fall Sales Incentives And Market Trends The fall season represents a strategic sales period for nurseries to market and clear out their spring and summer stock. Tammy Sons, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024 Rather than stay in New York City, Kenley created an extremely popular circuit of summer stock theaters in the Midwest and pioneered the casting of TV and movie stars in touring productions of hit plays and musicals. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 31 May 2024 Extravagances like Broadway shows weren’t in their budget, so Michaelson grew up on summer stock productions. Rob Tannenbaum, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2024 As a teen-ager, Rauch worked at a summer stock theatre in Westport, Connecticut. Daniel Pollack-Pelzner, The New Yorker, 9 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for summer stock 

Word History

First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of summer stock was in 1884

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“Summer stock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/summer%20stock. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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