Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
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 — 1. any creature kept for the production of food, wool, skins or fur or for the purpose of its use in the farming of land or the carrying on of any agricultural activity: Agricultural Holdings Act 1986. 2. cattle, horses, asses, mules, hinnies,… … Law dictionary
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
