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backstock

backstock noun: stock remaining that has not yet been sold.

Noun

backstock (countable and uncountable, plural backstocks)

  1. Stock remaining that has not yet been sold.
    • A key factor in Broder' s success was its maintenance of a large backstock of goods, which led to a higher order fulfillment ratio and happier customers.1988, Jay P. Pederson, International directory of company histories, Volume 38

Forms of backstock

pluralbackstocks

Origin of backstock

From back + stock.

Questions about backstock

What does backstock mean?
Backstock means stock remaining that has not yet been sold.
What part of speech is backstock?
Backstock is a noun.
What is the plural of backstock?
The plural of backstock is backstocks.

Words near backstock in the dictionary

  1. backsticks
  2. backstitch
  3. backstitched
  4. backstitches
  5. backstitching
  6. backstock
  7. backstocks
  8. backstone
  9. backstones
  10. backstop
  11. backstopped

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