if a business or shop overstocks, or overstocks a part or product, it has more in stock than it needs for production or more than it is likely to sell:
• The shop overstocked in the period before Christmas.
— overstock [ˈəʊvəstɒk ǁ ˈoʊvərstɑːk] noun [countable, uncountable] :
• The company publishes garden and art books and resells other publishers' overstock.
— overstocking noun [uncountable] :
• The new order processing system cuts costs by avoiding overproduction and overstocking.
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overstock UK US /ˌəʊvəˈstɒk/ verb [I or T]
► COMMERCE to have or buy more goods or supplies than are needed: »
The company is being forced to overstock in order to avoid empty shelves caused by distribution failures.
overstock (sth) with sth »The shop is overstocked with shoes.
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overstock UK US /ˈəʊvəstɒk/ noun [C or U]
► COMMERCE goods or supplies which are more than you need: an overstock of sth »
We're trying to sell off our overstock of calendars.
»Factory shops allow manufacturers and retailers to take control of their own overstocks.
Financial and business terms. 2012.