over-stock

o·ver·stock

[v. oh-ver-stok; n. oh-ver-stok]
verb (used with object)
1.
to stock to excess: We are overstocked on this item.
noun
2.
a stock that is larger than the actual need or demand.

Origin:
1555–65; over- + stock

Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source Link To over-stock
Collins
World English Dictionary
overstock (ˌəʊvəˈstɒk) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
1.  to hold or supply (a commodity) in excess of requirements
2.  to run more farm animals on (a piece of land) than it is capable of maintaining

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
00:10
Over-stock is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
Etymonline
Word Origin & History

overstock
1649, from over + stock (v.). The noun is attested from 1710.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT