overstock
verb
- excessively stock
noun
- economic concept
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.
- 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.
- To stock to an excessive degree.