Overstock
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Overstock is a verb meaning (transitive) To stock to an excessive degree.
Meaning
(transitive) To stock to an excessive degree.
More Meanings
- An excessive stock; a surplus or glut.
Example Sentences
Near-synonym: oversupply
This overstock of beauty, for which there are so few bidders, calls for an immediate supply of lovers and husbands […]
Word Forms
- overstocks
- overstocking
- overstocked
Synonyms for overstock
Depending on context, synonyms include oversupply.
Antonyms for overstock
Common opposites include understock, stockout.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include excess, surplus, excessive, overstore, overstuff, oversupply.
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