restock

[ ree-stok ]

/ riˈstɒk /

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verb (used with or without object)

to stock again; replenish.

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Origin of restock

First recorded in 1670–80; re- + stock

Words nearby restock

restless, restless cavy, restlessness, rest mass, resto, restock, Reston, rest on one's laurels, restoral, restoration, Restoration comedy

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How to use restock in a sentence

Given Harden’s ugly recent behavior, Houston did reasonably well to restock its draft asset stockpile.
James Harden deal shows Nets are all in, both for a title and as a personality experiment|Ben Golliver|January 14, 2021|Washington Post
Felixstowe, Britain’s biggest container port, has been suffering delays and snarl ups of its own amid a surge in volumes from restocking before Christmas and the Brexit deadline.
After mutant virus fears cut off trucking routes to Europe, U.K. businesses look to cargo jets and freight trains|kdunn6|December 22, 2020|Fortune
Though the tampons in the men’s room were restocked, many BKB employees said the incident signaled that the company’s commitment to social causes had less to do with core values than it did with advancing the bottom line.
The Battle for Inclusivity at Brooklyn Boulders|Molly Taft|December 15, 2020|Outside Online
Out of the blue, nordic gear is flying off shelves faster than shops can restock it.
The Most Coveted Gear of 2020, According to Our Editors|Will Taylor, Jeremy Rellosa, Ariella Gintzler, and Maren Larsen|December 9, 2020|Outside Online

Now we’re having a hard time restocking the store and getting our inventory back up because of all of the sales that we’ve done.
It’s easy to assume pawnshops are doing great in the pandemic. It’s also wrong.|Emily Stewart|November 30, 2020|Vox
Tha returned to Thailand to restock on medicine, and the Free Burma Rangers were born.
Myanmar’s Free Burma Rangers Are Like Doctors Without Borders…With Guns|James Griffiths|April 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was time to restock and reload, time for a new brand of evil-doer.
The Distorted Science of Contagion|Kent Sepkowitz|September 23, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Those who pass go on to restock the 2,500-man rotation of active-duty SEALs.
Osama bin Laden Death: Navy SEALs' Hardcore Workout|Tony Doukopil|May 5, 2011|DAILY BEAST
But alas, not even an ark arrived, and it took Paris many years to restock the garden.
Paris Vistas|Helen Davenport Gibbons
The most important consideration is, of course, to leave enough seed trees to restock the cut-over area.
Our National Forests|Richard H. Douai Boerker
They took our herd and said to us: 'We shall carry you to the burg of our count to restock his domain with slaves and cattle.'
The Poniard's Hilt|Eugne Sue
And now he steered for the heart of India, for Delhi, in fact, where he proposed to restock his larders.
The Great Airship.|F. S. Brereton
He's goin' to restock my place an' give me a chance to get on my feet.
The Trail Horde|Charles Alden Seltzer

British Dictionary definitions for restock

restock

/ (riːˈstɒk) /

verb

to replenish stores or supplies

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