overstock
🇺🇸
/ˌəʊvərˈstɑːk/
🇬🇧
/ˌəʊvəˈstɒk/
verb
R
to have more items than necessary or can be sold
The store overstocked on holiday items and ended up with too many unsold decorations.
R
to keep too many animals in a space that is too small for them
They overstocked the farm with too many animals, leaving insufficient space for all.
translation
to have more items than necessary or can be sold; to keep too many animals in a space that is too small for them
Word Forms
3rd Present
overstocks
Past
overstocked
Perfect
overstocked
Progressive
overstocking