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overstock
/ ˌəʊəˈɒ /
verb
- to hold or supply (a commodity) in excess of requirements
- to run more farm animals on (a piece of land) than it is capable of maintaining
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of overstock1
Example Sentences
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences says several members have reached out to replace missing Oscars, and a stash of overstock stands ready.
He said the latest move by the government, which he described as a "very strange decision", would bring a "flood" of cheaper Chinese imports to an already overstocked market.
Big Lots! will live to see another day of reduced overstock.
“Then, if we have any overstock, we can hold spring plant sales.”
The retail context is where approximately 14 per cent of avoidable food waste occurs as foods are often overstocked by grocery stores prioritizing constant availability at the expense of wasted product.
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