Overstock


[verb oh-ver-stok; noun oh-ver-stok] /verb ˌoʊ vərˈstɒk; noun ˈoʊ vərˌstɒk/

verb (used with object)
1.
to to excess:
We are overstocked on this item.
noun
2.
a that is larger than the actual need or demand.
/ˌəʊvəˈstɒk/
verb (transitive)
1.
to hold or supply (a commodity) in excess of requirements
2.
to run more farm animals on (a piece of land) than it is capable of maintaining
v.

1640s, from over- + stock (v.). Related: Overstocked; overstocking. The noun is attested from 1710.

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