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overstock

verb

  1. excessively stock
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noun

  1. economic concept
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- Proto-Germanic *stikanąder. Proto-Germanic *stukkaz Proto-West Germanic *stokk Old English stocc Middle English stok English stock English overstock From over- + stock.

  1. An excessive stock; a surplus or glut.

    Near-synonym: oversupply

    This overstock of beauty, for which there are so few bidders, calls for an immediate supply of lovers and husbands […]

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- Proto-Germanic *stikanąder. Proto-Germanic *stukkaz Proto-West Germanic *stokk Old English stocc Middle English stok English stock English overstock From over- + stock.

  1. To stock to an excessive degree.