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understock

understock verb: to stock with an insufficient amount.

Verb

understock (third-person singular simple present understocks, present participle understocking, simple past and past participle understocked)

  1. (transitive) To stock with an insufficient amount.
    • If you understock the shop, you'll run out of goods while there are still customers wanting to buy them.
    Antonyms:
    overstock, stock up

Noun

understock (plural understocks)

  1. The rootstock onto which the scion is grafted.

Antonyms of understock

Forms of understock

Verb
third-person singular presentunderstocks
present participleunderstocking
past participleunderstocked
pastunderstocked
Noun
pluralunderstocks

Origin of understock

From under- + stock.

Questions about understock

What does understock mean?
Understock means to stock with an insufficient amount.
What part of speech is understock?
Understock can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of understock?
The past tense of understock is understocked.

Words near understock in the dictionary

  1. understirs
  2. understitch
  3. understitched
  4. understitches
  5. understitching
  6. understock
  7. understocked
  8. understocking
  9. understockings
  10. understocks
  11. understood

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