overstock
verb (used with object)
to stock to excess.
overstocked
Example Sentences
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Then, when demand slowed, customers would end up overstocked, prices would plunge, and memory makers would fall on hard times.
From Barron's ● Jan. 2, 2026
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.
From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2025
In general, it’s difficult to completely attribute a fire to any individual factor, because flames are often fueled by a complex interplay of conditions — anything from overstocked forests to wind, Abatzoglou said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2024
It's also important to note too that the spice rack is just one part of an efficient — not overstocked — kitchen.
From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2023
From some I was dismissed, with a permission to call again; at others I was informed that every department of tuition was already overstocked with teachers of preeminent skill.
From Discipline by Mary Brunton
