overstock
Americanverb (used with object)
noun
verb
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to hold or supply (a commodity) in excess of requirements
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to run more farm animals on (a piece of land) than it is capable of maintaining
Other Word Forms
Conjugated Forms
Present
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has overstockedperfect 3rd person singular
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have overstockedperfect
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have been overstockingperfect progressive
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is overstockingprogressive 3rd person singular
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overstockingparticiple
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overstockssingular 3rd person
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has been overstockingperfect progressive 3rd person singular
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am overstockingprogressive 1st person singular
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are overstockingprogressive
Past
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had overstockedperfect
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overstockedparticiple
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were overstockingprogressive plural
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had been overstockingperfect progressive
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was overstockingprogressive singular
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overstockedsimple
Future
Etymology
Origin of overstock
Example Sentences
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The more recent iteration of Bed Bath & Beyond emerged after Overstock acquired the failed retailer’s intellectual property in 2023.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026
The meeting, which also involved the former head of the online retail company Overstock, devolved into shouting and screaming as White House lawyers and other officials tried to intervene, according to Jan. 6 committee testimony.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 19, 2023
In 2021, Overstock fine-tuned its strategy to focus on furniture and home decor, getting rid of items like clothing.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 1, 2023
Overstock will rebrand itself as an online-only version of Bed Bath & Beyond without acquiring any of the bankrupt retailers stores or inventory.
From Reuters • Jul. 7, 2023
He succeeded Lord Overstock, as Mary's musical acolyte.
From A Comedy of Masks A Novel by Dowson, Ernest Christopher
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