overstock

verb, noun — 2 senses

overstock

verb

Etymology From over- + stock.

1

To stock to an excessive degree.

Related terms: out of stock, stocked up, stockless, unstocked

overstock

noun

Etymology 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 […]1794, The Tatler, volume 4, page 24:

Related terms: overcapacity

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