overstock

American  

[oh-ver-stok, oh-ver-stok] / ˌoʊ vərˈstɒk, ˈoʊ vərˌstɒk /

verb (used with object)

1. to stock to excess.

   We are overstocked on this item.

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noun

1. a stock that is larger than the actual need or demand.

overstock British  

/ ˌəʊvəˈstɒk /

verb

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

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Etymology

Origin of overstock

First recorded in 1555–65; over- + stock

Example Sentences

Then, when demand slowed, customers would end up overstocked, prices would plunge, and memory makers would fall on hard times.

From Barron's

Several companies are building marketplaces that aggregate idle capacity — consumer GPUs, academic clusters, enterprise overstock — and resell it at a fraction of centralized data-center costs.

From MarketWatch

Products are donated by food industry partners from surplus stock due to overstocking or seasonal packaging.

From BBC

On Facebook Marketplace, he tries to buy more overstock, such as cans of P&G’s Febreze room spray that he purchases at bargain-basement prices.

From The Wall Street Journal

It says that the price offered was because the company was overstocked, and the couple wanted a quick sale.

From BBC