overstock B2 Topic:Business & Commerce US verb /ˌoʊvɚˈstɑk/ · noun /ˈoʊvɚˌstɑk/ UK verb /ˌəʊvəˈstɒk/ · noun /ˈəʊvəˌstɒk/ See IPA manual Freq #173854 Meanings 1 verb to supply or keep more goods, animals, money, or other stock than is needed or can be used The retailer did not want to overstock winter coats before a mild season. 2 noun a quantity of stock greater than demand or available capacity; surplus inventory The warehouse sold its overstock at a substantial discount. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to supply or keep more... oversupplyoverfillstock excessively 2 noun · a quantity of stock greater... surplusexcess inventoryoversupply ↔ Opposites understockshortagedeplete Word family Forms overstocking Derived forms overstockedoverstocking Related forms stockinventoryglut Etymology Formed from over- ('excessively') + stock. The verb is recorded from the seventeenth century; the noun developed for the resulting surplus of goods or other stock. Topics Business & Commerce External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # overstock **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** verb, noun **IPA (US):** /ˌoʊvɚˈstɑk/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌəʊvəˈstɒk/ **Frequency rank:** 173854 ## Meanings 1. to supply or keep more goods, animals, money, or other stock than is needed or can be used 2. a quantity of stock greater than demand or available capacity; surplus inventory ## Examples - The retailer did not want to overstock winter coats before a mild season. - The warehouse sold its overstock at a substantial discount. ## Synonyms - oversupply - overfill - surplus - excess inventory ## Antonyms - understock - shortage - deplete ## Derived Forms - overstocked - overstocking ## Related Forms - stock - inventory - glut ## Etymology Formed from over- ('excessively') + stock. The verb is recorded from the seventeenth century; the noun developed for the resulting surplus of goods or other stock. ## Topics - Business & Commerce markdown