overstock

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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

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o·ver·stock (ō'vər-stŏk')

tr.v. o·ver·stocked, o·ver·stock·ing, o·ver·stocks
To stock more of (something) than necessary or desirable.
n. (ō'vər-stŏk')
An excessive supply.

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Word Origin & History

overstock (v.)

1649, from over + stock (v.). The noun is attested from 1710.

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