overstock

[ verb oh-ver-stok; noun oh-ver-stok ]

/ verb ˌoʊ vərˈstɒk; noun ˈoʊ vərˌstɒk /

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verb (used with object)

to stock to excess: We are overstocked on this item.

noun

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

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Origin of overstock

First recorded in1555–65; over- + stock

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How to use overstock in a sentence

The absorbing issues before the convention were the Texas fever and the overstocking of the range.
Roosevelt in the Bad Lands|H. Hagedorn.
In Derby and Nottingham apparent understocking becomes the exception and overstocking the rule.
Domesday Book and Beyond|Frederic William Maitland
The overstocking of the labor market has become a menace to many trade-unions, especially those of the lesser skilled workers.
Races and Immigrants in America|John R. Commons
A failure may be experienced by sudden rash speculation overstocking the markets there, and raising the prices against ourselves.
Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa|David Livingstone

This will not only head off the dry-farmers from overstocking what little range is left—it'll make a dead-line for sheep, too.
The Flying U's Last Stand|B. M. Bower

British Dictionary definitions for overstock

overstock

/ (ˌəʊvəˈstɒk) /

verb (tr)

to hold or supply (a commodity) in excess of requirements

to run more farm animals on (a piece of land) than it is capable of maintaining

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