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wordstock

noun /ˈwɜɹdˌstɑk/

  1. The vocabulary (set of words) of a language.

    Among the English words that were added to the Hungarian wordstock at the beginning of the twentieth century, we find many associated with sports, entertainment, fashion, high life[…]

Where it comes from

From word + stock, probably influenced by German Wortschatz or Danish ordforråd, among others.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry wordstock (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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