stock photo

noun

plural stock photos

: a photographic image of a generic subject (such as a person, object, or location) that is kept for later use

Prevailing wisdom among dealers is that online shoppers prefer real photos of new vehicles in inventory over stock photos from the manufacturer and others.—

David Barkholz

[Suzanne] Rodriguez has more than a decade of experience in digital advertising and professional photography. Stock photos often can be found on the websites of small businesses, but custom photos provide a more accurate characterization of the firm, she said.—

Kevin Oklobzija

When the National Enquirer needed a close-up photo of a snail for one of its … stories, it didn't send a phalanx of photographers out into the garden with cameras in hand. Instead, it called on a small stock photo service in Chatham that specializes in pictures of animals and nature …—

Michael Farrell

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The photographers for both as well as the model credited in the apparent stock photos used on Cress’s site did not respond to requests for comment. —

Ashley Abramson, Allure, 22 Jan. 2025 Allure found the same portraits on stock photo sites—and the images have been used on several other websites that seem unrelated to SexualAlpha. —

Ashley Abramson, Allure, 22 Jan. 2025 Trust also comes bolstered by stock photos of kids in a classroom so as to reinforce the notion of an educational portal. —

Davey Winder, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024 These could range from real estate, to stocks, to high-yield savings accounts, to making money through selling photography online as stock photos and getting paid each time one is licenced. 5. —

Rachel Wells, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for stock photo