overstock

/'ouvə'stɔk/

Thân thiện

The store manager realized they had overstocked the shelves with cereal boxes.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To stock excessively: To supply or fill with more goods, materials, or inventory than is needed or can be sold.

Usage

• The verb "overstock" describes the action of acquiring or holding an excessive quantity of items, typically in a commercial or storage context. It implies an imbalance where supply exceeds demand or available space.

Examples

• Verb:
  • The store manager decided to overstock winter coats, but the mild weather led to huge losses.
  • We must be careful not to overstock perishable goods.
  • The warehouse is overstocked with last year's models.

Advanced Usage

• "to be overstocked with something": This common passive construction describes a state of having an excessive supply of a particular item.
  • The shelves were overstocked with unsold magazines.

Variants and Related Words

• Overstocked (adj): Describing a state of having excess stock.
  • The overstocked warehouse was difficult to navigate.
• Overstocking (n): The act or instance of stocking too much.
  • Overstocking can severely strain a company's cash flow.

Synonyms

• Overload: To put too great a load on or into something.
• Overfill: To fill beyond capacity.
• Glut: To supply with much more than is needed or wanted.

Antonyms

• Understock: To stock with an insufficient quantity.
• Deplete: To reduce the amount of something by using it up.

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Verb

1. stock excessively