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overstock en · NOUN

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- Proto-Germanic *stikanąder. Proto-Germanic *stukkaz Proto-West Germanic *stokk Old English stocc Middle English stok English stock English overstock From over- + stock.

Meanings

1. An excessive stock; a surplus or glut.
   • This overstock of beauty, for which there are so few bidders, calls for an immediate supply of lovers and husbands […] 1794, The Tatler, volume 4, page 24:
   • Near-synonym: oversupply

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
overstocks	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Antonyms

stockout

Relateds

overcapacity

Synonyms

oversupply

Translations (3)

pl nadmiar (Translations) · fr surstock (Translations) · fi ylijäämävarasto (Translations)

overstock en · VERB

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- Proto-Germanic *stikanąder. Proto-Germanic *stukkaz Proto-West Germanic *stokk Old English stocc Middle English stok English stock English overstock From over- + stock.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To stock to an excessive degree.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
overstocking	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
overstocks	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
overstocked	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
overstocked	Tense=Past		lexicographic

Antonyms

understock

Coordinates

restock

Hypernyms

stock · stock up · lay in

Relateds

stocked up · unstocked · out of stock · stockless