stock
noun
a supply of goods kept on hand for sale to customers by a merchant, distributor, manufacturer, etc.; inventory.
had stocked
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past perfectof stock.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Australia has released some of the oil it had stocked away for use in an emergency and temporarily lowered fuel standards, meaning that more-polluting fuel can be sold to consumers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 2026
But he said he had heard more explosions in the city early in the afternoon on Tuesday and due to the continued strikes he had stocked up on essentials.
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2026
The apparent squatters had stocked up the refrigerator.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2024
They had stocked the fridge and planned for a quiet holiday weekend indoors at their home in suburban Williamsville, N.Y., as long as the power stayed on.
From New York Times ● Dec. 25, 2022
Hizdahr had stocked their box with flagons of chilled wine and sweetwater, with figs, dates, melons, and pomegranates, with pecans and peppers and a big bowl of honeyed locusts.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
